snipe-it/app/Http/Controllers/HealthController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Routing\Controller as BaseController;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;

/**
 * This controller provide the health route  for
 * the Snipe-IT Asset Management application.
 *
 * @version   v1.0
 *
 * @return \Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse

 */
class HealthController extends BaseController
{

    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->middleware('health');
    }


    /**
     * Returns a fixed JSON content ({ "status": "ok"}) which indicate the app is up and running
     */
    public function get()
    {
        try {

            if (DB::select('select 2 + 2')) {
                return response()->json([
                    'status' => 'ok',
                ]);
            }

        } catch (\Exception $e) {
            \Log::error('Could not connect to database');
            return response()->json([
                'status' => 'Could not connect to database',
            ], 500);

        }

        die();

    }
}