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Getting SMTP mail working in October CMS

Setting up the mail configuration in October CMS is a quick progress.  Depending on which mail method you use there are up to eight fields to complete:

OctoberCMS common command functions

Common commands

Themes and plugins have similar command lines.  So rather than note them individually and miss clarity, the reference {type} can be replaced with the term plugin or theme.

 

install
php artisan {type}:install AuthorName.PluginName

 

list
php artisan {type}:list

 

clearing cache

At times while developing in October CMS, you will perform a step that kills the site.  Recently, I had transferred the site to production and I was working through our steps to cross check deployment.  This included reviewing the error logger plugin.  The error logger has four tabs Mailer, Slack, Syslog and Relic.

migrating OctoberCMS plugins

Using October CMS to migrate your site and update the tables with the plugins run 

php artisan october:up

 

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