In this post, I will show you How to Implement Email Verification in Laravel application. we will install laravel ui and then enable email verification in laravel project.

How to Implement Email Verification in Laravel

Laravel UI offers a basic setup for user authentication, including email verification. When a user registers, an email with a verification link is automatically sent. The user must verify their email to complete the process. We will also provide a page where they can request a resend verification email if needed. Follow these steps to set up the example. You Can Learn Laravel 11 Custom Forgot Password Tutorial

Let Start How to Implement Email Verification in Laravel

Step 1: Install Laravel 11

This step is not required; however, if you have not created the Laravel app, then you may go ahead and execute the below command:

composer create-project laravel/laravel example-app

Step 2: Create Auth using Scaffold

Now, in this step, we will create an auth scaffold command to generate login, register, and dashboard functionalities. So, run the following commands:

Laravel 11 UI Package:

composer require laravel/ui 

Generate Auth:

php artisan ui bootstrap --auth 

npm install

npm run build

Step 3: Update User Model

Now, we need to uncomment the Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\MustVerifyEmail namespace and use the MustVerifyEmail interface. Let’s do this in the User model file.

app/Models/User.php

<?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;

class User extends Authenticatable implements MustVerifyEmail
{
    /** @use HasFactory */
    use HasFactory, Notifiable;

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

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

    /**
     * Get the attributes that should be cast.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    protected function casts(): array
    {
        return [
            'email_verified_at' => 'datetime',
            'password' => 'hashed',
        ];
    }
}

Step 4: Enable the Email Verify Route

Here, you need to enable the email verification routes. You also need to add middleware to home route. Let us update the route file.

app/Models/User.php

<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;

Route::get('/', function () {
    return view('welcome');
});

Auth::routes([
    "verify" => true
]);

Route::get('/home', [App\Http\Controllers\HomeController::class, 'index'])->name('home')->middleware("verified");

Step 5: Email Configuration

Here, you need to add your email settings in the .env file. If you’re unsure how to configure Gmail SMTP, you can click here for instructions.

.env

MAIL_MAILER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=465
MAIL_USERNAME=hardiksavani02@gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=...
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS="hardiksavani02@gmail.com"
MAIL_FROM_NAME="${APP_NAME}"

Run Laravel:

All the required steps have been done, now you have to type the given below command and hit enter to run the Laravel app:

php artisan serve

Now, Go to your web browser, type the given URL and view the app output:

Now, you have one admin user and you can register new normal user and check it.