Sending email via gmail SMTP requires to "Allow less secure apps: YES" -> is solution to use PHPMailer? #8613
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Description
This issue is about improving this FAQ: How do I send Piwik emails using Gmail SMTP server?
While setting it up today, I noticed that i was getting an error when sending a scheduled report
An error occured while sending 'HTML Email Report - 2.2015-08-20.101.en.html' to xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@gmail.com. Error was '5.7.14 <https://accounts.google.com/ContinueSignIn?sarp=1&scc=1&plt=AKgnsbucv 5.7.14 -v6FnaqYk_3-5- 5.7.14 UQGVqm7Gvg1qMTL70m9YF2_kcoVxK-eN_d9aPG5hrzzCtiG 5.7.14 5edES-qhoae2YHyGn3bqFQnBQ 5.7.14 8BFlMxvMs_RBCEP62jWESOR-fuYk> Please log in via your web browser and 5.7.14 then try again. 5.7.14 Learn more at 5.7.14 https://support.google.com/mail/answer/78754 cd16sm31949626wib.19 - gsmtp'#0 [internal function]
To resolve this issue I had to go to:
- https://myaccount.google.com/security?pli=1#connectedapps
- then click
Allow less secure apptoYES
Steps
- what does it mean to be less secure app? could we change our FAQ instructions and/or implementation so that users do not need to do this extra step?
- if not possible, we should at least document in FAQ that user also need to change the setting on their google security account