Send email with Laravel over SMTP

# nothing to install — the smtp transport ships with the framework

# .env
MAIL_MAILER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.queensmtp.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls          # use ssl with MAIL_PORT=465 for implicit TLS
MAIL_USERNAME=your-smtp-username
MAIL_PASSWORD=your-smtp-password
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=hello@yourdomain.com
MAIL_FROM_NAME="Your App"

# app/Mail/OrderShipped.php
<?php
namespace App\Mail;

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

class OrderShipped extends Mailable
{
    use Queueable, SerializesModels;

    public function __construct(public $order) {}

    public function envelope(): Envelope
    {
        return new Envelope(subject: 'Your order has shipped');
    }

    public function content(): Content
    {
        return new Content(markdown: 'emails.orders.shipped');
    }
}

# anywhere in the app
use App\Mail\OrderShipped;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;

Mail::to($order->customer_email)->send(new OrderShipped($order));   // or ->queue() with a queue worker

# quick test
php artisan tinker
>>> Mail::raw('SMTP works', fn($m) => $m->to('you@yourdomain.com')->subject('test'));