By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: February 10, 2019
As a brief note to self, when you want to use the Drupal SMTP module with a Gmail SMTP server, such as for a Drupal contact form, the process goes something like this:
- Install the Drupal SMTP module
- You’ll need a Gmail account
- You need to generate a Google app password (see below)
- Use that app password in the Drupal SMTP configuration
- Special note: For “Use encrypted protocol”, select “Use SSL”
This isn’t hard to do, it just takes a little time, and I think those are the key points. Other interesting points:
- Use this Drush command to install the SMTP module:
drush en smtp - You’ll probably want to install Honeypot (
drush en honeypot) and possibly other Drupal anti-spam modules
Good URLs to know:
Other possible Drupal anti-spam modules:
- https://www.drupal.org/project/recaptcha
- https://www.drupal.org/project/httpbl
- https://www.drupal.org/project/antibot
Those notes are for me, but if you need help configuring the Drupal SMTP email module with Gmail, I hope they’re helpful to you as well.
