Laravel - User Login and Register Page with Verify With Email feature

This tutorial uses Laragon development environment.

[1] Start with a newly created project

Refer https://hashnotes.hashnode.dev/create-laravel-api-site-using-laragon

[2] Install Package

Open the Cmder console window.

Change directory to your project directory, e.g. rearnet.

Get Breeze package.

composer require laravel/breeze --dev

Install Breeze package.

php artisan breeze:install

Select ...

• breeze

• no dark support

• PHPUnitTest

Wait for installation to complete.

[3] Test the generated pages

[3.1] http://localhost/rearnet/public/

[3.2] http://localhost/rearnet/public/register

[3.3] http://localhost/rearnet/public/login

[4] Migrate database

(Remember: to change the sqlite database path in the .env file so that it follows the Windows path style i.e. )

DB_DATABASE=database/rear.sqlite

Otherwise, you may get the following error:

Run migration command:

php artisan migrate

[5] Implement Must Verify Email feature

Activate the use statement for MustVerifyEmail and implements MustVerifyEmail features.

• use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\MustVerifyEmail;

• class User extends Authenticatable implements MustVerifyEmail

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\MustVerifyEmail;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
use Laravel\Sanctum\HasApiTokens;

class User extends Authenticatable  implements MustVerifyEmail
{
    use HasApiTokens, HasFactory, Notifiable;

    /**
     * The attributes that are mass assignable.
     *
     * @var array<int, string>
     */
    protected $fillable = [
        'name',
        'email',
        'password',
    ];

    /**
     * The attributes that should be hidden for serialization.
     *
     * @var array<int, string>
     */
    protected $hidden = [
        'password',
        'remember_token',
    ];

    /**
     * The attributes that should be cast.
     *
     * @var array<string, string>
     */
    protected $casts = [
        'email_verified_at' => 'datetime',
        'password' => 'hashed',
    ];
}

[6] Test

Warning: before testing, make sure that ...

• You have changed the sqlite database path to Linux-style path:

  • e.g. ../database/rear.sqlite

• You have entered correct config information for:

  • MAIL_MAILER,

  • MAIL_HOST,

  • MAIL_PORT,

  • MAIL_USERNAME,

  • MAIL_PASSWORD,

  • MAIL_ENCRYPTION,

  • MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS and

  • MAIL_FROM_NAME.

Outcome:

Check mailbox:

Click the link:

Check in the user table: