Laravel 12 send email using gmail

Install Laravel 12 App

Run below this command


composer create-project laravel/laravel example-app

Create gmail app password

Login gmail account and click on manage your google account

Click on security tab and search app password

Create app name

Copy your app password

Setup mysql database and SMTP

update .env file


DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=laravel12app //database name
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=

MAIL_MAILER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=465
MAIL_USERNAME=yourGmailAccountId
MAIL_PASSWORD=yourCreatedAppPassword
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=mygoogle@gmail.com
MAIL_FROM_NAME="${APP_NAME}"

create route

routes/web.php like as below code


<?php

use App\Http\Controllers\MailController;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;

Route::get('/', function () {
    return view('welcome');
});


Route::controller(MailController::class)->group(function () {
    Route::get('/send-email', 'sendEmail')->name('sendEmail');
  
});

create mail file

Run below this command


php artisan make:mail SendEmail

app\Http\Mail\SendEMail.php like as below code


<?php

namespace App\Mail;

use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
use Illuminate\Mail\Mailable;
use Illuminate\Mail\Mailables\Content;
use Illuminate\Mail\Mailables\Envelope;
use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;

class SendEmail extends Mailable
{
    use Queueable, SerializesModels;

    public $variable;
    /**
     * Create a new message instance.
     */
    public function __construct($variable)
    {
        $this->variable = $variable;
    }

    /**
     * Get the message envelope.
     */
    public function envelope(): Envelope
    {
        return new Envelope(
            subject: 'Laravel 12 email test',
        );
    }

    /**
     * Get the message content definition.
     */
    public function content(): Content
    {
        return new Content(
            view: 'email.email-template',
        );
    }

    /**
     * Get the attachments for the message.
     *
     * @return array<int, \Illuminate\Mail\Mailables\Attachment>
     */
    public function attachments(): array
    {
        return [];
    }
}

Create controller


php artsan make:controller MailController

app\Http\Controllers\mailController.php like as below code


<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Mail\SendEmail;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;

class MailController extends Controller
{
    public function sendEmail(Request $request)
    {
        $variable="Hello artisan!";
        $recipient='hello.laravelexample@gmail.com';
        Mail::to($recipient)->send(new SendEmail($variable));       
        return response()->json(['success'=>'Send email successfully.']);
    }
}

Create email template blade file

resource\email\email-template.blade.php like as below code


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<title>https://www.laravelexample.com</title>

<h2>{{$variable}}</h2>

<p>This is example of laravel 12 email.</p>

</body>
</html>