What configuration to use mail php

Hi,

I'm about to deploy a website and I'm on the .env configuration in Forge.

MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=mailtrap.io
MAIL_PORT=2525
MAIL_USERNAME=
MAIL_PASSWORD=
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null

What should I put in here to be able to use the normal mail() php function ?

Do I need to install and configure something specific on my Digital Ocean server ?

Thanks in advance !

bobbybouwmann

10 years ago

Level 88

Well you need to fill in the data that is needed to send an email. In this case you can use whatever you want. You can use mailtrap.io or mandrillapp.com to send email. Or you can simply use a gmail account and use that.

Here is another thread on the subject: https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/laravel/sending-an-email-on-laravel-5

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