// Go to your gmail login
// Go to ACCOUNT - SECURITY - LESS SECURE - TURN ON
// You can only see the LESS SECURE option only if you don't have two factor authentication
// so if you have turn it off.
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// views.py inside the APP
// inside # Create your views here.
// def inquiry(request):
from django.core.mail import send_mail
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
from django.core.mail import send_mail
admin_info = User.objects.get(is_superuser=True)
admin_email = admin_info.email
send_mail(
'New Car Inquiry',
'You have a new inquiry for the car' + car_title + '. Please login to your admin panel for more info.',
'active gmail account here ',
['admin_email'],
fail_silently=False,
)
// settings.py
// email sending
EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'
EMAIL_HOST_USER = 'active gmail account here'
EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.gmail.com'
EMAIL_PORT = 587
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = 'email password is here '
// to do the testing go to TERMINAL
// First is:
python manage.py shell
// Second is:
from django.core.mail import send_mail
// Third is:
send_mail('django test mail', 'this is the body', 'active gmail account here', ['active gmail account here'], fail_silently=False)
// if the OUTPUT is 1, then the message sent successfully
// to to your gamail to check if you received it.