[HELP] email doesn't get sent with gmail smtp

Published 3 years ago by almazik

Hi everyone.

I'm trying to send email from my application but getting the following error: Expected response code 250 but got code "535", with message "535-5.7.8 Username and Password not accepted. Learn more at 535 5.7.8 http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?answer=14257 kz7sm4622758lac.10 - gsmtp "

my app/config.mail.php looks like this:


 'driver' => 'smtp',

 'host' => 'smtp.gmail.com',


 'port' => 587,


 'from' => array('address' => 'xmalinkoff@gmail.com', 'name' => 'Andrew Malinkoff'),

 'encryption' => 'tls',

 'username' => 'username@gmail.com',

 'password' => 'my pass',

 'sendmail' => '/usr/sbin/sendmail -bs',

 'pretend' => false,

Any thoughts?

credentials are correct, I tried to use different ones several times

Best Answer (As Selected By almazik)

xingfucoder

3 years ago

You need to authorize the external application use of gmail, I think.

Follow the next steps and authorize to make it:

First, go to your Google Account Management page
Under the Security options, click Edit link of Authorizing applications & sites

Hope it helps you.

xingfucoder

3 years ago (66,635 XP)

You need to authorize the external application use of gmail, I think.

Follow the next steps and authorize to make it:

First, go to your Google Account Management page
Under the Security options, click Edit link of Authorizing applications & sites

Hope it helps you.

almazik

3 years ago (55,150 XP)

perfect, that was it, thank you

almazik

3 years ago (55,150 XP)

Well, it worked on local environment, but not going to on forge... Getting the same error

xingfucoder

3 years ago (66,635 XP)

May be you need to create a token for use within forge.

Any forge user maybe help in a better way.

arabsight

3 years ago (45,330 XP)

you can allow less secure apps from you settings in gmail, go to:

https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps

and set 'Access for less secure apps' to "Enabled"

almazik

3 years ago (55,150 XP)

@arabsight yes, thanks, I have already done it..

JillzTom

3 years ago (40,125 XP)

Best solution is to use http://mandrill.com/
You don't have to compromise with your Gmail security. Every Mandrill account comes with 2,000 free trial sends.

muragijimana

2 years ago (17,850 XP)

Why can you buy service while there is other free service please explain to me?

stevewolfe555

1 year ago (22,630 XP)

Hi,

Just change your 'driver' => 'smtp', to 'driver' => 'sendmail',

All configurations are correct. Just need to change driver 'smtp' to 'sendmail'. It's working.

For copy paste ;)

'driver' => 'sendmail', 'host' => 'smtp.gmail.com', 'port' => 587, 'from' => array('address' => '[email protected]', 'name' => 'Andrew Malinkoff'), 'encryption' => 'tls', 'username' => '[email protected]', 'password' => 'my pass', 'sendmail' => '/usr/sbin/sendmail -bs', 'pretend' => false,