Swift_TransportException Connection could not be established with host smtp.gmail.com

Asked 5/1, 2013 at 22:13 Answered 6/3, 2023 at 18:17

I can't figure for the life of me why exactly is it failing.. this is the exact error I am getting:

Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Swift_TransportException' with message 'Connection  
could not be established with host smtp.gmail.com [Connection refused #111]' in 
/home/content/38/6896038/html/test/lib/classes/Swift/Transport/StreamBuffer.php:259 
Stack trace: #0 
/home/content/38/6896038/html/test/lib/classes/Swift/Transport/StreamBuffer.php(64): 
Swift_Transport_StreamBuffer->_establishSocketConnection() #1 /home/content/38/6896038/html/test/lib/classes/Swift/Transport/AbstractSmtpTransport.php(115): Swift_Transport_StreamBuffer->initialize(Array) #2 /home/content/38/6896038/html/test/lib/classes/Swift/Mailer.php(80): Swift_Transport_AbstractSmtpTransport->start() #3 /home/content/38/6896038/html/test/contact.php(55): Swift_Mailer->send(Object(Swift_Message)) #4 {main} thrown in /home/content/38/6896038/html/test/lib/classes/Swift/Transport/StreamBuffer.php on line 259

And the code Im using is what I've gotten from the tutorial and reading on here examples, here it is:

require_once 'lib/swift_required.php';

$transport = Swift_MailTransport::newInstance();

// Create the Transport the call setUsername() and setPassword()
$transport = Swift_SmtpTransport::newInstance('smtp.gmail.com', 465, 'ssl')
  ->setUsername('[email protected]')
  ->setPassword('xxx')
  ;

// Create the Mailer using your created Transport
$mailer = Swift_Mailer::newInstance($transport);

$nombre = $_POST['name'];
$apellido = $_POST['apellido'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$telefono = $_POST['telefono'];
$title = $_POST['jobtitle'];

// Create the message
$message = Swift_Message::newInstance()

  // Give the message a subject
  ->setSubject('Nuevo applicante para: ' . $title)

  // Set the From address with an associative array
  ->setFrom(array('[email protected]' => 'no-reply'))

  // Set the To addresses with an associative array
  ->setTo('[email protected]')

  // Give it a body
  ->setBody('<html>
                <head></head>
                <body>
                    <table>
                        <tr>
                            <td>Nombre:</td><td>' . $nombre . ' ' . $apellido .'</td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>Email:</td><td>' . $email . '</td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>Telefono:</td><td>'. $telefono .'</td>
                        </tr>
                    </table>
                </body>
            </html>', 'text/html')

  // Optionally add any attachments
  ->attach(Swift_Attachment::fromPath($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"])->setFilename($_FILES['file']['name']));

// Send the message
$result = $mailer->send($message);

any help is greatly appreciated, I've done my reading and searching and cannot find a solution to this :(

EDIT: Apparently it's an issue with gmail, I changed to a different smtp and it worked.. :S

Hypercritical answered 5/1, 2013 at 22:13 Comment(4)

It looks like everything (code-wise) is set up correctly, have you tried logging into Google Apps via the login info you're using here? If you just created the account, gmail requires you to agree to some terms before the account can be use. Until you hit "agree" on that page, access to SMTP will not be available. – Thiouracil 5/1, 2013 at 22:46

yea I have that email currently working. – Hypercritical 5/1, 2013 at 22:47

Does your server allows SSL connection through the 465 port ? I know some shared hosting that disable this. If that's the case, usually you just have to contact the support, and they will open the port for you. – Intuition 5/1, 2013 at 23:52

The code does not have any errors, the more possible is which your hosting service provider to deactivated all the capabilities of SMTP in your account, contact your hosting provider to find the solution. – Middlebrow 10/3, 2017 at 20:54

Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Swift_TransportException' with message 'Connection could not be established with host smtp.gmail.com [Connection refused #111]

Connection refused is a very explicit and clear error message. It means that the socket connection could not be established because the remote end actively refused to connect.

It's very unlikely that Google is blocking the connection.

It's very likely that your web hosting provider has firewall settings that block outgoing connections on port 465, or that they are blocking SMTP to Gmail. 465 is the "wrong" port for secure SMTP, though it is often used, and Gmail does listen there. Try port 587 instead. If the connection is still refused, call your host and ask them what's up.

Sid answered 6/1, 2013 at 3:48 Comment(1)

@Charles, Seems you can help me. Look at this : #48655349 – Eructate 13/2, 2018 at 3:48

remove from your config.yml spool: { type: memory }

Then you will be to add try catch like this

    try{
        $mailer = $this->getMailer();
        $response = $this->getMailer()->send($message);
    }catch(\Swift_TransportException $e){
        $response = $e->getMessage() ;
    }

Landreth answered 20/2, 2014 at 20:17 Comment(1)

Seems you can help me. Look at this : #48655349 – Eructate 13/2, 2018 at 3:48

I had the same issue when I was using Godaddy web hosting and solved this by editing my .env file as,

MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=XXXX.XXXX.in
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=dexxxxx
MAIL_PASSWORD=XXXXXXXX
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls

Where MAIL_HOST is your domain name from Godaddy, MAIL_USERNAME is your user name from Godaddy and MAIL_PASSWORD is your password from Godaddy.

I hope this may help you.

Jelene answered 4/1, 2016 at 7:11 Comment(2)

Where can I find the .env file? I am also using godaddy! Thanks! – Systematics 2/8, 2016 at 17:2

It wont be visible on cpanel by default. you can use ftp connection to see this file. it will be on the root of your project – Vasyuta 15/3, 2017 at 5:29

tcp:465 was blocked. Try to add a new firewall rules and add a rule port 465. or check 587 and change the encryption to tls.

Serpent answered 11/12, 2015 at 9:50 Comment(0)

My solution was to change:

  'driver' => 'smtp',

 'driver' => 'mail',

In app/config/mail

Hope that helps

Betweentimes answered 26/1, 2018 at 18:32 Comment(1)

by using the mail driver, mails will be sent using the smtp settings as set in php.ini. This is not a solution for above problem – Deeann 10/5, 2018 at 17:5

In v 5.8.38, I set the env file as the following:

MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.googlemail.com
MAIL_PORT=465
[email protected]
MAIL_PASSWORD=difficultCombination
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=ssl
MAIL_FROM_NAME=myWebappName

After doing php artisan config:clear, it worked well on a shard server.

Parsley answered 26/7, 2020 at 12:17 Comment(0)

I had the same problem for a while, replacing: smtp.gmail.com with 173.194.65.108 actually worked for me!

Tritium answered 18/1, 2015 at 20:22 Comment(0)

In my case, I was using Laravel 5 and I had forgotten to change the mail globals in the .env file that is located in your directory root folder (these variables override your mail configuration)

   MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
   MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
   MAIL_PORT=465
   [email protected]
   MAIL_PASSWORD=yourpassword

by default, the mailhost is:

   MAIL_HOST=mailtraper.io

I was getting the same error but that worked for me.

Semipalatinsk answered 26/4, 2015 at 23:49 Comment(0)

I had the same issue and i manage to fix it by disabling my AVAST Anti Virus. As well as my AVAST extension in the browser. Antivirus sometimes blocks your application. :) I hope it helps to anyone.

Stoop answered 25/10, 2017 at 11:21 Comment(2)

explore it with step or example for better understanding – Actaeon 25/10, 2017 at 11:41

Thank you for the solution, it started working after I disabled my avast mail shield, in localhost – Goddamned 5/3, 2019 at 9:53

firstly,check for gmail SMTP server . you should have to allow access for less secured apps without allowing swift mailer is not possible.for this login in your email account first then go into privacy settings and then click on sign and security then click on apps without access and then make on to less secure apps option then try mailer again, it will work then.

Farant answered 14/4, 2018 at 16:2 Comment(0)

In my case, I had trouble with GoDaddy and SSL encryption.

Setting the encryption to Null and Port to 80 (Or any supportive port) did the job.

Jilly answered 2/11, 2018 at 16:24 Comment(0)

If you have hosted your website already it advisable to use the email or create an offical mail to send the email Let say your url is www.example.com. Then go to the cpanel create an email which will be [email protected]. Then request for the setting of the email. Change the email address to [email protected]. Then change your smtp which will be mail.example.com. The ssl will remain 465

Deprivation answered 4/3, 2020 at 13:30 Comment(1)

Are you sure about all that? What if one does not use cPanel? – Dolomite 4/3, 2020 at 13:47

Disable "SMTP Restrictions" from WHM. it can help you

Cerebroside answered 6/3, 2023 at 18:17 Comment(0)

-2

I just had this issue and solved it by editing mail.php under config folder. Usually when using shared hosting, they hosting company allows you to create an email such as

[email protected]

. So go to email settings under you shared hosting cpanel and add new email. Take that email and password and set it in the

mail.php.

It should work!

Harelda answered 10/1, 2014 at 5:42 Comment(1)

If the OP is using gmail's SMTP servers, how in the world is a shared hosting company's configuration relevant? Not to mention that an email that does not exist is unlikely to produce a "connection refused" error. – Indreetloire 6/4, 2014 at 16:33

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