I try to create a password resetting system on laravel 5 and this what I do:
1. Route.php
Route::get('/password/email','Auth\PasswordController@getEmail');
Route::post('/password/email','Auth\PasswordController@postEmail');
Route::get('/password/reset/{token}','Auth\PasswordController@getReset');
Route::post('/password/reset','Auth\PasswordController@postReset');
2. .env file
MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.mandrillapp.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=*****@gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=********
3. composer.json
...
"require": {
....
....
"guzzlehttp/guzzle": "~5.0"
},
...
4. mail.php
<?php
return [
'driver' => env('MAIL_DRIVER', 'smtp'),
'host' => env('MAIL_HOST', 'smtp.mandrillapp.com'),
'port' => env('MAIL_PORT', 587),
'from' => ['address' => "****@gmail.com", 'name' => "****"],
'encryption' => 'tls',
'username' => env('MAIL_USERNAME'),
'password' => env('MAIL_PASSWORD'),
'sendmail' => '/usr/sbin/sendmail -bs',
'pretend' => false,
];
when i try it i get a success message on the page but i don't receive any email.
Try use mandrill driver
Add your key in config/services.php and change your mail driver in .env to mandrill
See it in: https://laravel.com/docs/5.2/mail