crewsportswear/app/Http/Controllers/TestEmailController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;

class TestEmailController extends Controller
{

    public function show()
    {
        return view('test-email', ['token' => csrf_token()]);
    }

    public function send(Request $request)
    {
        $this->validate($request, [
            'recipient' => 'required|email',
        ]);

        $recipient = $request->input('recipient');
        $config    = [
            'driver'   => config('mail.driver'),
            'host'     => config('mail.host'),
            'port'     => config('mail.port'),
            'username' => config('mail.username'),
            'encryption' => config('mail.encryption'),
        ];

        try {
            Mail::send('emails.test', ['config' => $config, 'recipient' => $recipient], function ($message) use ($recipient) {
                $message->from('no-reply@crewsportswear.com', 'CREW Sportswear');
                $message->to($recipient)->subject('CREW Sportswear — Test Email');
            });

            $status  = 'success';
            $message = 'Test email sent successfully to ' . $recipient . '.';
        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
            $status  = 'danger';
            $message = 'Failed to send email: ' . $e->getMessage();
        }

        return redirect()->back()->with('status', $status)->with('message', $message);
    }
}