Sending custom verification emails from a controller method - laravel

Question

I have some data i am receiving from new users and extracting the email to send to the new user. This is how i am doing it
public function register_mechanic_post(Request $request)
{
$validatedData = $request->validate([
'email' => 'required|email|unique:users',
'password' => 'required',
'password_confirmation' => 'required'
], [
'email.required' => 'Email address is required',
'password.required' => 'Password field is required',
'password_confirmation.required' => 'Password confirmation field is required'
]);
$data = $request->all();
$name = $request->input('name');
$data['role'] = 'manager';
$email = $request->input('email');
User::create([
'email' => $request->input('email'),
'name' => $request->input('name'),
'role' => 'manager',
'password' => Hash::make($request->input('password')),
//'email_verified_at' => now()
]);
$user = User::where('email','=',$email)->first();
$user->sendEmailVerificationNotification();
return back()->with('success', 'Mechanic created successfully.');
}
I am getting this error
403 THIS ACTION IS UNAUTHORIZED
The docs say its because of signed urls https://laravel.com/docs/9.x/urls#signed-urls
I haven't modified the existing email verification code as shipped with laravel. How do i use the signed urls feature in my case?.

Answer 1

Not an answer, but your code could be significantly simpler, making it easier to manage in the future.
public function register_mechanic_post(Request $request)
{
$validatedData = $request->validate([
'name' => 'required',
'email' => 'required|email|unique:users',
'password' => 'required',
'password_confirmation' => 'required'
], [
'email.required' => 'Email address is required',
'password.required' => 'Password field is required',
'password_confirmation.required' => 'Password confirmation field is required'
]);
$user = User::create([
'email' => $validatedData['email'],
'name' => $validatedData['name'],
'role' => 'manager',
'password' => Hash::make($validatedData['password']),
'email_verified_at' => now()
]);
$user->sendEmailVerificationNotification();
return back()->with('success', 'Mechanic created successfully.');
}
But why ask the user to verify their email when you are already setting the email_verified_at timestamp (indicating that verification has been performed)