Allowed database queue usage where desired

.env.example.complete

@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ MEMCACHED_SERVERS=127.0.0.1:11211:100
 REDIS_SERVERS=127.0.0.1:6379:0
 
 # Queue driver to use
-# Queue not really currently used but may be configurable in the future.
+# Can be 'sync', 'database' or 'redis'
-# Would advise not to change this for now.
 QUEUE_CONNECTION=sync
 
 # Storage system to use

app/Config/queue.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 return [
 
     // Default driver to use for the queue
-    // Options: null, sync, redis
+    // Options: sync, database, redis
     'default' => env('QUEUE_CONNECTION', 'sync'),
 
     // Queue connection configuration

app/Http/Controllers/MaintenanceController.php

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class MaintenanceController extends Controller
         $this->logActivity(ActivityType::MAINTENANCE_ACTION_RUN, 'send-test-email');
 
         try {
-            user()->notify(new TestEmail());
+            user()->notifyNow(new TestEmail());
             $this->showSuccessNotification(trans('settings.maint_send_test_email_success', ['address' => user()->email]));
         } catch (\Exception $exception) {
             $errorMessage = trans('errors.maintenance_test_email_failure') . "\n" . $exception->getMessage();

database/migrations/2021_12_13_152024_create_jobs_table.php

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+class CreateJobsTable extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::create('jobs', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->bigIncrements('id');
+            $table->string('queue')->index();
+            $table->longText('payload');
+            $table->unsignedTinyInteger('attempts');
+            $table->unsignedInteger('reserved_at')->nullable();
+            $table->unsignedInteger('available_at');
+            $table->unsignedInteger('created_at');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('jobs');
+    }
+}

database/migrations/2021_12_13_152120_create_failed_jobs_table.php

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+class CreateFailedJobsTable extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::create('failed_jobs', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->string('uuid')->unique();
+            $table->text('connection');
+            $table->text('queue');
+            $table->longText('payload');
+            $table->longText('exception');
+            $table->timestamp('failed_at')->useCurrent();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('failed_jobs');
+    }
+}