I’m having trouble with a Mailgun package in my Laravel project. After installing the package, I tried to send a basic email using this code:
$emailData = [];
Mailgun::send('templates.greeting', $emailData, function($msg) {
$msg->to('[email protected]', 'Jane Doe')->subject('Hello there!');
});
However, I keep getting this error message:
Argument 1 passed to Bogardo\Mailgun\Mailgun::__construct() must be an instance of Illuminate\View\Environment, instance of Illuminate\View\Factory given
It seems like there’s some kind of type mismatch with the View component. Has anyone encountered this issue before? I’m not sure what’s causing this problem or how to fix it.
This happens when you’re using an old Mailgun package that doesn’t work with newer Laravel versions. The package expects Illuminate\View\Environment but Laravel switched to Illuminate\View\Factory for views. I encountered this issue on a client project a while back. The easiest fix is switching to mailgun/mailgun-php with Laravel’s Mail facade, which is actively maintained. You could also look for an updated fork of the Bogardo package. If you’re stuck with the current package, you’d need to modify the service provider binding for the view factory, but that’s not ideal for production.
I experienced this issue while updating an older Laravel project, and it turned out that the Bogardo package was outdated and incompatible with the latest Laravel versions. I chose to move to Laravel’s built-in Mail functionality with Mailgun, which significantly streamlined the process. Just ensure your Mailgun credentials are set up in the mail configuration and utilize Mail::send() for sending emails. It was a straightforward conversion that resolved all conflicts and improved the overall code quality.
for sure! that Bogardo package is a pain with fresh laravel. just switch to the built-in mail system using mailgun. you’ll save yourself a headache and it works way better.