Q:

How to configure `.env` file in Laravel for sending mail?

Getting error while sending mail from a in Laravel website.

local.ERROR: Connection could not be established with host smtp.gmail.com [A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond. #10060]

.env file
MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=arafat@lasermedicalbd.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=app_specific_password
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls

Already googling but can't get the solution yet. Whatever I change( PORT, DRIVER ) in .env file always shows the same error.
How to solve it  !!

A:

clear the env file cache
php artisan config:cache
php artisan cache:clear

configure mail.php
   <?php

    return [

            'driver' => env('MAIL_DRIVER', 'smtp'),

            'host' => env('MAIL_HOST', 'smtp.mailgun.org'),

            'port' => env('MAIL_PORT', 587),

            'from' => ['address' => 'yourEmail@gmail.com', 'name' => 'Your Title'],

            'encryption' => 'tls',

            'username' => env('MAIL_USERNAME'),

            'password' => env('MAIL_PASSWORD'),

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

            'pretend' => false,
'markdown' => [
        'theme' => 'default',

        'paths' => [
            resource_path('views/vendor/mail'),
        ],
    ],

];

