make(Illuminate\Contracts\Console\Kernel::class); $kernel->bootstrap(); use App\Models\User; use App\Notifications\VerifyEmailNotification; // Make a temporary fake user (not saved) $user = new User(); $user->email = 'ebosak322@gmail.com'; $user->name = 'Test User'; try { $user->notify(new VerifyEmailNotification('123456')); echo "SUCCESS: Notification sent via notify()\n"; } catch (\Exception $e) { echo "FAILED via notify(): " . get_class($e) . "\n"; echo $e->getMessage() . "\n"; }