Prunable trait to automatically remove models from your database

New in Laravel 8.50: You can use the Prunable trait to automatically remove models from your database. For example, you can permanently remove soft deleted models after a few days.

class File extends Model
{
    use SoftDeletes;
 
    // Add Prunable trait
    use Prunable;
 
    public function prunable()
    {
        // Files matching this query will be pruned
        return static::query()->where('deleted_at', '<=', now()->subDays(14));
    }
 
    protected function pruning()
    {
        // Remove the file from s3 before deleting the model
        Storage::disk('s3')->delete($this->filename);
    }
}
 
// Add PruneCommand to your schedule (app/Console/Kernel.php)
$schedule->command(PruneCommand::class)->daily();

Tip by @Philo01