Setup SMTP with Gmail - aalfiann/reSlim GitHub Wiki

Setup SMTP with Gmail

  1. Login to your gmail
  2. Go to this link >> https://myaccount.google.com/security?pli=1#connectedapps
  3. Enable Less Secure Apps

Here is the example smtp config to be working with smtp gmail

/**
 * Configuration SMTP for Mailer
 * Note for gmail you need to enable less secure app at here >> https://myaccount.google.com/security?pli=1#connectedapps
 */
$config['smtp']['host'] = 'smtp.gmail.com';
$config['smtp']['autotls'] = false;
$config['smtp']['auth'] = true;
$config['smtp']['secure'] = 'tls';
$config['smtp']['port'] = 587;
$config['smtp']['defaultnamefrom'] = 'admin';
$config['smtp']['username'] = '[email protected]';
$config['smtp']['password'] = 'yourpassword';
$config['smtp']['debug'] = 0;

Note:

  • For the first time, you will get critical message from gmail, then just check activity and confirm that was me.
  • If your server IP address was changed, you need to check activity and reconfirm that was me again.