Testing Mail in Laravel with a Single Tinker Command

🧪 Step 1: Open Tinker

Run this in your project root:

php artisan tinker

✉️ Step 2: Send a Test Email

Mail::raw('This is a test email from Tinker.', function ($message) {
    $message->to('you@example.com')->subject('Test Email');
});

That’s it! If your .env mail settings are correct, you should receive the email right away.

🧩 Tip for Local Development

If you’re working locally, tools like MailHog, Mailpit, or Laravel’s log mail driver make testing even easier:

MAIL_MAILER=log