HealthController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Exception;
use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redis;

class HealthController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Health check for api
     *
     * @return JsonResponse
     */
    public function check(): JsonResponse
    {

        $dbStatus = $this->isDatabaseReady();
        $redisStatus = $this->isRedisReady();

        $status = $dbStatus && $redisStatus;

        return response()->json(
            ["status" => $status],
            $status ? 200 : 500
        );
    }

    /**
     * Check database connection
     * @param null $connection
     * @return bool
     */
    private function isDatabaseReady($connection = null): bool
    {
        $isReady = true;
        try {
            DB::connection($connection)->statement("select 1");
        } catch (Exception $e) {
            Log::error("HealthController@isDatabaseReady", [$e->getMessage()]);
            $isReady = false;
        }

        return $isReady;
    }

    /**
     * Check redis connection
     * @param null $connection
     * @return bool
     */
    private function isRedisReady($connection = null): bool
    {
        $isReady = true;
        try {
            Redis::connection($connection)->ping();
        } catch (Exception $e) {
            Log::error("HealthController@isRedisReady", [$e->getMessage()]);
            $isReady = false;
        }

        return $isReady;
    }
}