Using gmail smtp via Laravel: Connection could not be established with host smtp.gmail.com [Connection timed out #110]

Question

When I try to use GMail SMTP for sending email via Laravel, I encounter the following error:

Swift_TransportException

Connection could not be established with host smtp.gmail.com [Connection timed out #110]

It is the trace of the error:

...
 }
$this->_stream = @stream_socket_client($host.':'.$this->_params['port'], $errno, $errstr, $timeout, STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT, stream_context_create($options));
if (false === $this->_stream) {
throw new Swift_TransportException(
'Connection could not be established with host ' . $this->_params['host'] .
' [' . $errstr . ' #' . $errno . ']'...

and here are my configuration for mail:

'driver' => 'smtp',

'host' => 'smtp.gmail.com',

'port' => 587,

'from' => array('address' => '[email protected]', 'name' => 'some'),

'encryption' => 'tls',

'username' => '[email protected]',

'password' => 'mypassword',

'sendmail' => '/usr/sbin/sendmail -bs',

'pretend' => false

I use a shared host and the port 587 on localhost is open.

Solution 1

I had the same problem and I resolved it in this way:

'driver' => 'sendmail',

You need to change only that line.

Solution 2

After doing lot of research I found this one helpful.

https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps.

Open the above link .

Click on Enable. And save it.

Then try to send email again.

For me it worked .

Solution 3

Solved mine by changing my .env file as follows:

'driver' => 'sendmail',

Solution 4

Works for me with same settings except encryption and port. Change to:

'encryption' => ssl,
'port' => 465,

Since this is only for localhost encryption line should also be environment specific. So instead above I did following:

env('MAIL_ENCRYPTION','tls'),

Now you can set this in .env file, which is environment specific and should be in .gitignore

Solution 5

Try

'encryption' => 'ssl',

'port' => 465,

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Comments

[Fefar Ravi]

I hope this tutorial is help: The connection could not be established with host smtp.gmail.com

[Ahmad]

And you used smtp of gmail? then I think the driver should be smtp, not?

[code-8]

This proceed through, but the email is not sending.

[mr5]

Where could I find those configurations?

[Aryeh Armon]

@mr5 config/email.php

[John Roca]

Why did you use 'sendmail' not 'smtp'? What is the difference of "sendmail" and "smtp". Please provide explanation.

[Jaykesh Patel]

Sendmail driver option send email through server default smtp. It is not send mail through google smtp.. this is not true answer.

[Chinmay235]

@mr5 You could find configuration in config/mail.php or .env file in the root directory(laravel 5.3).

[Kenziiee Flavius]

Where is vi/etc/gai..?

[Nur Uddin]

it works for me! replaced ` 'driver' => env('MAIL_DRIVER', 'smtp'),` with ` 'driver' => 'sendmail',` in config/mail.php

[moses toh]

@李偉成, Where I can set it? Maybe you can help me. Look at this : stackoverflow.com/questions/48654849/…

[moses toh]

Where I can set it? Maybe you can help me. Look at this : stackoverflow.com/questions/48654849/…

[Vishal B]

did send mail??

[Mr Coder]

sendmail is lib for linux system first need to activate on server side then it will works

[Mr Coder]

sendmail is lib for linux system first need to activate on server side then it will works if you using a phpmailer you have option with what stmp service be useing. sendmail id lib for linux package it create stmp server on machine