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msmtp: cannot connect to smtp.gmail.com, port 587: Connection timed out :( !!!

Posted on March 20, 2018

Hello Friends !

Plzz I made a form for contact with clients of my websites I followed this tuto : https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-gmail-or-yahoo-with-php-mail-function but i have this error : msmtp: cannot connect to smtp.gmail.com, port 587: Connection timed out

ps : I am a beginner … THANKS :)



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