Cannot connect to gmail SMTP Server

Question

I am using cakephp 3.0. I am trying to send mail using cakephp through gmail SMTP Server. I am trying to do it from my localhost so I don't have ssl. This is the configuration I've done in app.php:

'EmailTransport' => [
    'gmail'=>[
        'className'=>'Smtp',
        'host'=>'smtp.gmail.com',
        'port'=>587,
        'timeout' => 60,
        'username'=>'myemail@gmail.com',
        'password'=>'mypassword',
        'tls' => true,
    ]
]

This is where I've created my email profile :

'Email' => [
    'gmail' => [
        'transport' => 'gmail',
        'from' => 'myemail@gmail.com'
    ]
],

This is the code from my custom mailer class :

    $mail
        ->to($email)
        ->profile('gmail')
        ->subject($this->subject)
        ->emailFormat('html')
        ->template('welcome')
        ->viewVars([
            $name=>$name,
            $code=>$code
        ]);

I've already allowed access to less secure apps in my gmail account. This is the error cakephp is throwing :

SMTP server did not accept the connection or trying to connect to non TLS SMTP server using TLS

Attaching a complete snapshot of the error :

Possible had been asked http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9341787/cakephp-2-0-smtp-email — Kavvson Empcraft, Mar 22 '16 at 18:30
hope that my previous answer may help you http://stackoverflow.com/a/35263987/4098311 — Halayem Anis, Mar 22 '16 at 18:44
@HalayemAnis Thank you. Your previous answer is the reason I could reach to my answer below. :) — Sourabh, Mar 23 '16 at 19:20
@Sourabh glad that i helped you .. you can always upvote my previous answer :) — Halayem Anis, Mar 23 '16 at 20:40

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 23 '16 at 19:19

Found the solution. Added these parameters in the transport config to bypass ssl authentication:

        'context' => [
            'ssl' => [
                'verify_peer' => false,
                'verify_peer_name' => false,
                'allow_self_signed' => true
            ]
        ]

Worked like a charm.

Cannot connect to gmail SMTP Server

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