<?php namespace App\Console\Commands; use Illuminate\Console\Command; use Illuminate\Support\Str; use App\User; class UserVerifyEmail extends Command { /** * The name and signature of the console command. * * @var string */ protected $signature = 'user:verifyemail {username}'; /** * The console command description. * * @var string */ protected $description = 'Verify user email address'; /** * Create a new command instance. * * @return void */ public function __construct() { parent::__construct(); } /** * Execute the console command. * * @return mixed */ public function handle() { $user = User::whereUsername($this->argument('username'))->first(); if(!$user) { $this->error('Username not found'); return; } $user->email_verified_at = now(); $user->save(); $this->info('Successfully verified email address for ' . $user->username); } }