Adding a Welcome Mail

app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
 
 use App\User;
+use App\Mail\Welcome;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
@@ -63,10 +64,14 @@ class RegisterController extends Controller
      */
     protected function create(array $data)
     {
-        return User::create([
+        $user = User::create([
             'name' => $data['name'],
             'email' => $data['email'],
             'password' => Hash::make($data['password']),
         ]);
+
+        \Mail::to($user)->send(new Welcome($user));
+
+        return $user;
     }
 }

app/Mail/Welcome.php

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Mail;
+
+use \App\User;
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Mail\Mailable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
+
+class Welcome extends Mailable
+{
+    public $user; //Keep this public to be accessed directly from the view.
+    use Queueable, SerializesModels;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new message instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct(User $user)
+    {
+        $this->user = $user;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build the message.
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function build()
+    {
+        return $this->markdown('emails.welcome');
+    }
+}

resources/views/emails/welcome.blade.php

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+@component('mail::message')
+# Welcome, {{$user->name}},
+
+Thank's for registering at **Share It!**
+
+Your account was created and it is active. And you? Are you ready to Share It with your friends? :)
+
+@component('mail::button', ['url' => 'https://shareit.brunofontes.net'])
+Share it!
+@endcomponent
+
+Thanks,<br>
+{{ config('app.name') }}
+@endcomponent