Hello readers!!! What's up? Today I'm here with you with a tutorial based on Sending Emails using Laravel. Actually I will send this via localhost! I have tried many times to do this before starting using Laravel.. I must say this is the simplest way I found to send mails through localhost using gmail. That's why I'm still saying this is a fantastic PHP framework! Now we can start our work..
Step 1 - Create a new Laravel project
composer create-project laravel/laravel LaravelMail
Step 2 - Create the front view
We need to create the front view to input an email to send the mail. I use Bootstrap 4 for styling the web pages.resources/view/welcome.blade.php
<!doctype html>
<html lang="{{ app()->getLocale() }}">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Laravel</title>
<!-- Bootstrap core CSS -->
<link href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/4.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<!-- Fonts -->
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Raleway:100,600" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container" style="margin-top: 100px; width: 600px;">
<h2 class="text-center">Send Emails in Laravel via Localhost</h2><br><br>
@if(session('success'))
<div class="alert alert-success alert-dismissible fade show" role="alert">
{{session('success')}}
<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close">
<span aria-hidden="true">×</span>
</button>
</div>
@endif
@if(count($errors)>0)
@foreach($errors->all() as $error)
<div class="alert alert-danger alert-dismissible fade show" role="alert">
{{$error}}
<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close">
<span aria-hidden="true">×</span>
</button>
</div>
@endforeach
@endif
<form action="send" method="POST">
{{ csrf_field() }}
<div class="form-group">
<input type="email" class="form-control text-center" placeholder="Provide an email" name="email"><br>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-md" style="margin-left: 0px;margin: auto; display: block;"t>SEND</button>
</div>
</form>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<!-- Bootstrap core JavaScript -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/4.0.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Step 3 - Make routes
routes/web.phpRoute::get('/', function () {
return view('welcome');
});
Route::post('send', 'MailController@send');
Step 4 - Update .env file
This is the most important part. We need to give some credentials correctly here... Open .env file and place go to MAIL settings.
MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=your_gmail_used_to_send_emails@gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=your_email_password
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
Step 5 - Give the right to send mails via localhost to your email
Under the usual Gmail settings, you will not be able to send mails! SO, you have to do a small additional configuration in your gmail provided in the env file. Sign into the gmail acount you gave in env file.1. Go to My Account and then Sign-in & Security.
2. Find the option below in the page - Allow less secure apps.. Turn it ON..
Step 6 - Create a Mail Class and configure it
Open cmd and type the below command to create a Mail class to configure mails.php artisan make:mail SendMail
Now you will have a new class file in the app folder within a Mail folder. Open it and place this code..
Here, subject is the Title for your mail..In Gmail you will see it like this..
<?php
namespace App\Mail;
use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
use Illuminate\Mail\Mailable;
use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
class SendMail extends Mailable
{
use Queueable, SerializesModels;
/**
* Create a new message instance.
*
* @return void
*/
public function __construct()
{
//
}
/**
* Build the message.
*
* @return $this
*/
public function build()
{
// mail is the view..
return $this->view('mail')->subject('Test Mail');
}
}
Here, subject is the Title for your mail..In Gmail you will see it like this..
Step 7 - Create the Email file called - mail.blade.php
resources/views/mail.blade.php
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Test Mail</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>This is the mail you get from me.</p>
</body>
</html>
Step 8 - Create a controller to handle the form and send mails
php artisan make:controller MailControllerapp/Http/Controllers/MailController.php
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
use App\Mail\SendMail;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Input;
class MailController extends Controller
{
public function send(Request $request)
{
$this->validate($request, [
'email' => 'required'
]);
Mail::to($request->input('email'))->send(new SendMail());
return redirect()->back()->with('success', 'Email sent successfully. Check your email.');
}
}
Step 9 - Edit mail config file
There's a file called mail.php in config folder. Open it and do this change.
'from' => [
'address' => env('MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS', 'your_sender_mail'),
'name' => env('MAIL_FROM_NAME', 'your_sender_name'),
]
Step 10 - You are ready to send emails now..
Open your web cmd and type php artisan serve.Then open web browser and type localhost:8000.Provide a valid email and click on send button. Check the mail entered and there you will see a new mail from the sender you have given..
Send emails through Gmail using Laravel
Reviewed by DAL
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April 21, 2018
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