After less secure password option is not available anymore I tried to implement app password in gmail however it is showing me an error:
this is my email.php configuration I am using codeigniter 3.
what I did was use my email and just paste the password in the smtp password but is not working. How can I make it work? In my local development it works fine but after deploying it to heroku it does not work anymore.
Make sure the 3 steps like in this link https://stackoverflow.com/a/73357021/13633617 have been done because it seems that in the details of the question, only 1 step is done (create an app password). It worked smoothly for me.
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I recently encountered a SwiftMail error while trying to send a mail through gmail.
Expected response code 250 but got code "535", with message "535-5.7.8 Username and Password not accepted.
I was trying to send mail through my gmail and google thought that I was a spam(maybe because I was requesting too fast) I received a mail from them saying my account was access and I told them it was me. I was able to send mail without problem and it just occured now.
This is the contents of my env file.
MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=talentscoutphil#gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=mypasswordhere
MAIL_FROM=talentscoutphil#gmail.com
MAIL_NAME=talentscout
I researched on the internet and some answers includes enabling the "access for lesser app" and "unlocking gmail captcha" which sadly didn't work for me until I found the 2-step verification.
What I did the following was:
enable the 2-step verification to google HERE
Create App Password to be use by your system HERE
I selected Others (custom name) and clicked generate
Went to my env file in laravel and edited this
MAIL_USERNAME=talentscoutphil#gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=thepasswordgenerated
Restarted my apache server and boom! It works again.
This was my solution. I created this to atleast make other people not go wasting their time researching for a possible answer.
I had the same problem, changing my gmail password fixed the issue, and also don't forget to enable less secure app on on your gmail account
i had same issue i resolve this use under
go to gmail.com
my account
and enable
Allow less secure apps: ON
it start works
I had everything fine. Less secure app option was also enabled. Still, I was getting the error. What I have done is:
Google will send you Critical security alert
Then you have to authorize that activity. ( Clicking on 'YES, THAT WAS ME' type thing )
Then you can try sending email again.
From May 30, 2022, Google no longer supports the use of third-party apps or devices which ask you to sign in to your Google Account using only your username and password.
Important: This deadline does not apply to Google Workspace or Google Cloud Identity customers. The enforcement date for these customers will be announced on the Workspace blog at a later date.
For more information, continue to read.
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en&visit_id=637919157823422324-2612210762&p=less-secure-apps&rd=1
This is my .env mail settings
MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.googlemail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=example#gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=hello27
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
i was getting thesame error as stated in the question but by using
php artisan config:cache
Everything worked fine
Gmail tends to block usage of mailing addresses which are being used in other applications as username for security reasons. Either you should create a new email address for mail purpose or you must go to the Less Secure App Access and turn on the access for less secure apps. Gmail will send you a mail for confirmation from where you can verify that those changes were made by yourself. Only then, you can use such mailing addresses for mailing purpose through applications.
There is no need to update anything in config/mail.php. just put you credential in .env with this specific key's. This is my .env file.
MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=example#gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=********
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
I had the same issue after long time debugging and googling i have found the solution. that by enabling less secure apps. the email started working.
if your gmail is secure with 2 step verification you can't enable less secure app. so turn off 2 step verification and enable less secure app. by click here enable less secure apps on your gmail account
This single step worked for me... No 2-step verification.
As I had created a dummy account for my local development, so I was OK with this setting.
Make sure you only do this if your account contains NO personal or any critical data.
This is just another way of tackling this error and NOT secure.
I turned ON the setting to alow less secured apps to be allowed access.
Form here :
https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps
I had the same problem, then I did this two steps:
Enable "Allow less secure apps" on your google account security policy.
Restart your local servers.
I encountered the same issue and solved it with no 2FA enabled ("Allow less secure apps" is still in need).
After checking Google error code list, I thought maybe there are some errors in .env.
Below settings are tested in Laravel 8 and worked:
MAIL_MAILER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=username#gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD='your#password_here' # put the password in quotes
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=username#gmail.com
MAIL_FROM_NAME="${APP_NAME}"
Please remember that put the password in quotes. That works for me.
If your using your cpanel custom email, change your host from smtp.gmail.com to your domain name. it worked for me
As from May 30, 2022 Google has stopped the support of third-party apps or devices which ask you to signin to your Google Account using only your username and password.
To solve this,
make sure you that you have enabled 2-step verification.
Then select App paswords.
select app and device you want to generate the app password for.
on select app select mail then on device choose and name a custom device.
After that, a password will be generated for you to use. Replace your original password with the generated password. Refresh or upload your files to the server the reload.
It will work
I had this issue. first checked the credentials and username, they were all good, then restarted my server (docker stop/start) and it works now. something with cache I believe
I have a php script, for sharing pictures,
that seems to offer a configuration of smtp.
At least this is what it looks like in the dashboard:
smtp settings in dashboard
However, I don't know what to type in there.
What is the smtp host, what is the username / password...
I have not setup anything alike in my server.
I am using aws ec2, amazon linux 2, lamp server.
Btw I have to say, that right now anyone can register on my website, without having to confirm his mail adress (there is no error; its just as if there is no verification process).
Thanks for any help here!
Andy
I want to log in to my gmail account from an Heroku app using PHPMailer but gmail restricts access since the remote server is an unknown device. Is there a workaround to this? I have tried using the captcha but its not helping.
Please note that i have no issue connecting to gmail on localhost. Problem comes when i deploy and my guess is that it is because gmail restricts it.
I actually stumbled across an answer. The solution is to actually follow this link and follow the instructions. First you have to allow less secure apps setting in your gmail account. Before following the link you have to sign out from all logged in accounts so that you do not allow for the wrong email. My mistake was that i followed the link before logging out thus allowed for a different email.
I recently encountered a SwiftMail error while trying to send a mail through gmail.
Expected response code 250 but got code "535", with message "535-5.7.8 Username and Password not accepted.
I was trying to send mail through my gmail and google thought that I was a spam(maybe because I was requesting too fast) I received a mail from them saying my account was access and I told them it was me. I was able to send mail without problem and it just occured now.
This is the contents of my env file.
MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=talentscoutphil#gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=mypasswordhere
MAIL_FROM=talentscoutphil#gmail.com
MAIL_NAME=talentscout
I researched on the internet and some answers includes enabling the "access for lesser app" and "unlocking gmail captcha" which sadly didn't work for me until I found the 2-step verification.
What I did the following was:
enable the 2-step verification to google HERE
Create App Password to be use by your system HERE
I selected Others (custom name) and clicked generate
Went to my env file in laravel and edited this
MAIL_USERNAME=talentscoutphil#gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=thepasswordgenerated
Restarted my apache server and boom! It works again.
This was my solution. I created this to atleast make other people not go wasting their time researching for a possible answer.
I had the same problem, changing my gmail password fixed the issue, and also don't forget to enable less secure app on on your gmail account
i had same issue i resolve this use under
go to gmail.com
my account
and enable
Allow less secure apps: ON
it start works
I had everything fine. Less secure app option was also enabled. Still, I was getting the error. What I have done is:
Google will send you Critical security alert
Then you have to authorize that activity. ( Clicking on 'YES, THAT WAS ME' type thing )
Then you can try sending email again.
From May 30, 2022, Google no longer supports the use of third-party apps or devices which ask you to sign in to your Google Account using only your username and password.
Important: This deadline does not apply to Google Workspace or Google Cloud Identity customers. The enforcement date for these customers will be announced on the Workspace blog at a later date.
For more information, continue to read.
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en&visit_id=637919157823422324-2612210762&p=less-secure-apps&rd=1
This is my .env mail settings
MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.googlemail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=example#gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=hello27
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
i was getting thesame error as stated in the question but by using
php artisan config:cache
Everything worked fine
Gmail tends to block usage of mailing addresses which are being used in other applications as username for security reasons. Either you should create a new email address for mail purpose or you must go to the Less Secure App Access and turn on the access for less secure apps. Gmail will send you a mail for confirmation from where you can verify that those changes were made by yourself. Only then, you can use such mailing addresses for mailing purpose through applications.
There is no need to update anything in config/mail.php. just put you credential in .env with this specific key's. This is my .env file.
MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=example#gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=********
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
I had the same issue after long time debugging and googling i have found the solution. that by enabling less secure apps. the email started working.
if your gmail is secure with 2 step verification you can't enable less secure app. so turn off 2 step verification and enable less secure app. by click here enable less secure apps on your gmail account
This single step worked for me... No 2-step verification.
As I had created a dummy account for my local development, so I was OK with this setting.
Make sure you only do this if your account contains NO personal or any critical data.
This is just another way of tackling this error and NOT secure.
I turned ON the setting to alow less secured apps to be allowed access.
Form here :
https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps
I had the same problem, then I did this two steps:
Enable "Allow less secure apps" on your google account security policy.
Restart your local servers.
I encountered the same issue and solved it with no 2FA enabled ("Allow less secure apps" is still in need).
After checking Google error code list, I thought maybe there are some errors in .env.
Below settings are tested in Laravel 8 and worked:
MAIL_MAILER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=username#gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD='your#password_here' # put the password in quotes
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=username#gmail.com
MAIL_FROM_NAME="${APP_NAME}"
Please remember that put the password in quotes. That works for me.
If your using your cpanel custom email, change your host from smtp.gmail.com to your domain name. it worked for me
As from May 30, 2022 Google has stopped the support of third-party apps or devices which ask you to signin to your Google Account using only your username and password.
To solve this,
make sure you that you have enabled 2-step verification.
Then select App paswords.
select app and device you want to generate the app password for.
on select app select mail then on device choose and name a custom device.
After that, a password will be generated for you to use. Replace your original password with the generated password. Refresh or upload your files to the server the reload.
It will work
I had this issue. first checked the credentials and username, they were all good, then restarted my server (docker stop/start) and it works now. something with cache I believe
I have a problem with configuration of SMTP using SwiftMailer, which I managed to solve it temporarily. I changed the password from my mailer and I changed the settings at the SMTP's config file too with the updated one for registration usage at my website.
While the registration was working perfectly at local using WAMP, when a new user was trying to register at the website the confirmation e-mail was sent to the user's mail correctly and everything was fine, but this didn't work at the online version of the site, while I changed the same parameters in server's file too.
I didn't make any changes at the code so the coding is working well. When I looked at the log files of the server, the error seemed to be "Failed to authenticate on SMTP using 2 possible authenticators", so I changed the password back to the previous one and registration is working perfectly at the online version too.
I think that there is a possibility that the SMTP is taking the previous settings from some cache files? Is it possible to happen? And how can I deal with this?
You probably have to clear symfony cache, so new setting will take effect (on production env). This is for symfony 3.
php bin/console cache:clear --env=prod
You could manually send email via swift mailer (how to spool emails) and you will have to provide all the parameters when asked:
php bin/console swiftmailer:spool:send --env=prod