RPeraltaJr
8/5/2019 - 3:43 PM

Setting Up Mail

Testing: Use Mailtrap.io and update .env file to get started within minutes

terminal.md
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Generate Mailable (with Markdown)

php artisan make:mail ProjectCreated --markdown="emails.project-created"

  1. This will generate a new folder: app/Mail/ProjectCreated.php
  2. This will generate a new template: resources/views/emails/project-created.blade.php
ProjectsController.php
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<?php 

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Mail\ProjectCreated;
use App\Project;
use Mail;

class ProjectsController extends Controller
{
  
  // ...
  // ...

  public function store() {
    
    // ...
    
    $project = Project::create($attributes);
    
    Mail::to($project->owner->email)->send(
      new ProjectCreated($project)
    );
    
    return redirect('/projects');
    
  }
  
  // ...
  
}
Project.php
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<?php // Model

namespace App;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Project extends Model
{

    protected $fillable = [
        'title',
        'description'
    ];

    public function owner() {
        return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
    }

    // ...
    // ...

}
ProjectCreated.php
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<?php

namespace App\Mail;

// ...
// ...

class ProjectCreated extends Mailable
{
    use Queueable, SerializesModels;

    public $project;
    // public $foo = 'bar';

    /**
     * Create a new message instance.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct($project)
    {   
        $this->project = $project;
    }

    /**
     * Build the message.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function build()
    {
        return $this->markdown('emails.project-created');
    }
}