Failed to authenticate on SMTP server error using gmail

Question

I\'m trying to set up email for my first laravel project, and was thrilled that there\'s a laracast for it: https://laracasts.com/lessons/mailers

I\'ve followed the

Answer 1

Nothing wrong with your method, it's a G-mail security issue.

1. Login g-mail account settings.

2. Enable 2-step verification.

3. Generate app-password.

4. Use new-generated password in place of your real g-mail password.

Don't forget to clear cache.

php artisan config:cache.
php artisan config:clear.

MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=mailtrap.io
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=yourgmailid@gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=generatedAppPassword
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls