Send email using your gmail account in Laravel SMTP

1. first login to your gmail account.
2. under Manage account > Sign In And Security > Sign In to google.
3. enable two step verification.
4. then you can generate app password.
5. you can use that app password in .env file.

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MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=yourusername@gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=generate_app_password_from_security
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=sender_email_name
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Route::get('/test-email', function () {
    try{
        Mail::raw('Test Email!', function($message) {
            $message->to('sent_to_email_id')->subject('Testing mails'); 
        });
        echo "Sent...";
    }catch(Exception $e){
        echo $e->getMessage();
    }
});