Attempting to send a verifyEmail using the guidance from the

[pgogy]

Laravel Version

12

PHP Version

8.4.3

Database Driver & Version

PostGres 16.9

Description

Hello,
I am new to laravel so this is potentially not an error, but it appears strangely coded.

I am using laravel with no starter kits or add ons, just the standard code base.

I am trying to send the user a verifyEmail when they register (as per https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/verification). The user model and controller are basically copies of the code on that page.

The view (register) completes, and the user is in the database. No email is received (and my email works in both send and queue as I've tested separately).

There issue seems to be in this section of code

if (! $notifiable->routeNotificationFor('mail', $notification) &&
            ! $message instanceof Mailable) {
            return;
        }

Which is in vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Channels/MailChannel.php

The message is not an instanceof mailable, because it's mailMessage (as per the buildMailMessage function in vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Auth/Notifications/VerifyEmail.php

routeNotificationFor calls a function "method_exists", which looks for a function called "routeNotificationForMail" but the only functions with that name are in test libraries.

Steps To Reproduce

Install Laravel 12

in web.php

Route::get("/register", [ RegisteredUserController::class, 'create']);
Route::post("/register", [ RegisteredUserController::class, 'store']);

RegisteredUserController.php

User.php

register.blade.php

No email is sent, email has been tested using other code

[dasundev]

I understand that you are facing an issue with sending the user verification email, but this shouldn’t be a framework bug. If I were you, I would first open a discussion or post on the Laravel community.

[pgogy]

https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/verification
"Once this interface has been added to your model, newly registered users will automatically be sent an email containing an email verification link."
It does not do this. I would assume the above is expected behaviour?

[dasundev]

Have you checked the laravel.log? I guess you might not be using the correct MAIL_MAILER in your .env file.

[pgogy]

Yes, as per the text above, it doesn't send an email because both of the conditions are false. I have tested the mail code and it works. I have solved the issue by adding a function to the user model, but nowhere in the guidance does it say that, and the failure to return an error and the lack of accuracy in the guidance seems to be an issue. I lost a good day on this, and I'd prefer it addressed.

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