{"id":272,"date":"2024-03-02T16:45:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T16:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailmug.net\/blog\/?p=272"},"modified":"2024-03-02T16:45:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T16:45:54","slug":"laravel-mail-to-log-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailmug.net\/blog\/laravel-mail-to-log-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Laravel Mail to Log File"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Laravel mail to log file, instead of actually being sent. The Laravel email log file is stored in storage\/logs\/laravel.log<\/strong> file. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laravel Mail Log Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How To Enable Email Log From Laravel?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Edit .env<\/strong> file MAIL_MAILER<\/code> and LOG_CHANNEL<\/code> variable. Then clear the cache and start testing. <\/p>\n\n\n

\nLOG_CHANNEL=stack\n# No need to change other variables \nMAIL_MAILER=log\n\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
Give correct permission to the storage folder. sudo chmod -R 777 \/path-to\/storage\/<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Clear Config Cache From Laravel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You can clear the Laravel config cache by terminal command. <\/p>\n\n\n
\nphp artisan config:clear\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
How Check Mail Config Data Changed or Not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
 Add dd(config('mail'));<\/code> in the controller method and navigate the route for this method. Then you can see the output as the following image. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Sample Code To Check Laravel Email Log <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Add the following code in the route web.php<\/strong> file or controller method. Then navigate the URL to send an email. Example URL: http:\/\/127.0.0.1:8000\/send-email <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally, You can check data from storage\/logs\/laravel.log<\/strong> file.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n\nuse Illuminate\\Support\\Facades\\Mail;\n\nRoute::get('send-email', function(){\n    Mail::send([], [], function ($compose)  {\n        $compose->to('recipient@example.com')\n            ->subject('MailMug Contact')\n            ->from('from@mail.com')\n            ->setBody('Hi, welcome user!');\n    });\n\n});\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
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Disadvantages of Laravel Email Log<\/h2>\n\n\n\n