The error you're encountering is related to the mail configuration in your Laravel application. The error message indicates that the scheme is not supported, which usually means there's an issue with the MAIL_ENCRYPTION setting.
In your .env file, you have:
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null
The MAIL_ENCRYPTION setting should be either null, tls, or ssl. However, when you set it to null, it might be interpreted incorrectly. To resolve this issue, you should explicitly set it to an empty string if you don't want to use encryption. Here's how you can update your .env file:
MAIL_MAILER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=localhost
MAIL_PORT=1025
MAIL_USERNAME=null
MAIL_PASSWORD=null
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS="[email protected]"
MAIL_FROM_NAME="${APP_NAME}"
By setting MAIL_ENCRYPTION= (an empty string), you ensure that no encryption is used, which is appropriate for local development with tools like Mailpit.
After making this change, don't forget to clear your configuration cache to ensure the changes take effect:
php artisan config:clear
This should resolve the issue and allow you to send emails using SMTP without encryption.
