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Hey guys,
I have an application that sends out emails. Everything was working fine until I connected this email address to my Gmail account in order to have easier access to it and to be able to reply to users.
Now I'm getting an error on the site:
I have tried the following to fix this problem:
MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=mydoma.in
MAIL_PORT=465
[email protected]
MAIL_PASSWORD=mysupersecretpassword
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=ssl
php artisan config:cache
php artisan config:clear
I have gone to: https://accounts.google.com/UnlockCaptcha, clicked continue, and unlocked my account for access through other media/sites
I have also tried to put the password in quotes. No dice.
Any idea what else it could be?
Thanks guys!
If you have 2-step verification on your gmail, it will cause many troubles so I would advise using a service like Mailgun to relay your transactional emails. You can have the mail sent to your gmail. Otherwise, the only way you can do it consistently is to check the box in gmail settings to allow 3rd party apps or something like that. I forget the exact wording to allow it...but it is unreliable at best.
Hi @ejdelmonico ,
Thanks for your quick reply.
I think you mean "Allow less secure apps." If so, mine is on. https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps
Hmm... is there no way to solve this outside of Mailgun?
@almost_pitt Yes, that is the wording I meant. I just couldn't remember. I have tried in the past to use gmail directly and had too many issues. Once I switched to Mailgun, it just works and really easy to configure in Laravel. Also, if still trying to use it directly and 2-step is on, make sure you make and use an app password.
MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
[email protected]
MAIL_PASSWORD=apppassword
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
And don't forget to clear the config cache.
Okay, I'll give this a shot. Thanks @ejdelmonico! :)
great @ejdelmonico , thanks for help, you are genius .
I tried with gmail but it's imposibble. Mailgun works perfect!
MAIL_DRIVER=smtp MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com MAIL_PORT=587 MAIL_USERNAME=wazirk217@gmail.com MAIL_PASSWORD=qyzfygnufnkvutss // its you app password not original of gmail pass MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
@wazirhashmi@yahoo.com , where did i get my app password because am using gmail
It worked for me to create another email and put your credentials
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