Message could not be sent.Mailer Error: SMTP connect() failed. https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/Troubleshooting
i solve it by adding this line of code: $mail->SMTPOptions = array( 'ssl' => array( 'verify_peer' => false, 'verify_peer_name' => false, 'allow_self_signed' => true ) ); im using ssl 465.. and its really important to do this on your gmail account. basically turned it on. "Access for less secure apps has been turned on"