Issues with Laravel 5.4 reset password function - xampp

Question

I am getting the following error when i reset password in laravel 5.4
Expected response code 250 but got code "530", with message "530-5.5.1 Authentication Required. Learn more at
530 5.5.1 https://support.google.com/mail/?p=WantAuthError s7sm7398940pgb.53 - gsmtp
"
I have correctly entered the username and password aswell as tls and smtp.gmail.com in my env. file.My mail.php file also has the correct credentials.
As for the gmail side of things:My security settings have been set to allow this to work by changing my security settings:Switching on Access for less secure apps.
And my local server,xampp has been sending emails back and forth between all the content management systems ive ever worked on for the past 2 years.I am using laravel 5.4 for the first time.
Heres my .env file
APP_NAME=MyApp
APP_ENV=local
APP_KEY=base64:---------=
APP_DEBUG=true
APP_LOG_LEVEL=debug
APP_URL=http://localhost
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=mydb
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=mypwd
BROADCAST_DRIVER=log
CACHE_DRIVER=file
SESSION_DRIVER=file
QUEUE_DRIVER=sync
REDIS_HOST=127.0.0.1
REDIS_PASSWORD=null
REDIS_PORT=6379
MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=myemail#gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=myemailpwd
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
PUSHER_APP_ID=
PUSHER_APP_KEY=
PUSHER_APP_SECRET=
PAYPAL_MODE=
PAYPAL_SANDBOX_CLIENT_ID=
PAYPAL_SANDBOX_SECRET=
PAYPAL_LIVE_CLIENT_ID=
PAYPAL_LIVE_SECRET=
And heres my mail.php
<?php
return [
'driver' => env('MAIL_DRIVER', 'smtp'),
'host' => env('MAIL_HOST', 'smtp.gmail.com'),
'port' => env('MAIL_PORT', '587'),
'from' => [
'address' => env('MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS', 'myemail#gmail.com'),
'name' => env('MAIL_FROM_NAME', 'myname'),
],
'encryption' => env('MAIL_ENCRYPTION', 'tls'),
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| SMTP Server Username
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| If your SMTP server requires a username for authentication, you should
| set it here. This will get used to authenticate with your server on
| connection. You may also set the "password" value below this one.
|
*/
'username' => env('myemail#gmail.com'),
'password' => env('myemailpwd'),
'sendmail' => '/usr/sbin/sendmail -bs',
'markdown' => [
'theme' => 'default',
'paths' => [
resource_path('views/vendor/mail'),
],
],
];

Answer 1

Change this in your config/mail.php
'username' => env('MAIL_USERNAME', 'fallback email'),
'password' => env('MAIL_PASSWORD', 'fallback password'),
The first param is used for the key as it is defined in your .env, the second one is the default value in case the env('KEY') returns null.
The problem is right now it searches for the key 'myemail#gmail.com' in your .env file, which does not exist, the key name is 'MAIL_USERNAME'.