Laravel custom mail handler example project

Code for the blog post: How to create a custom HTTP mail driver for Laravel 7+.

Installation

composer install
php artisan key:generate

Create a mock API to send emails to. See How to create a Postman Mock API.

Configuration

Copy the example .env.example:

cp .env.example

Set the CUSTOM_MAIL_URL value:

CUSTOM_MAIL_URL="<your mock API URL>"

Usage

Start server with:

php artisan serve

Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/email to send an email.

Tests

Run:

./vendor/bin/phpunit