Laravel Authentication Setup

1. Install Laravel Fresh Setup

To start, install a fresh Laravel project using the following command:

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel Blog

2. Configure Database

After installing Laravel, configure your database settings in the .env file:

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
DB_USERNAME=your_database_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password

Then, run migrations to create database tables:

php artisan migrate

3. Define Routes

Update routes/web.php to include authentication routes:

use App\Http\Controllers\AuthController;

Route::get('login', [AuthController::class, 'index']);
Route::post('post-login', [AuthController::class, 'postLogin']);
Route::get('registration', [AuthController::class, 'registration']);
Route::post('post-registration', [AuthController::class, 'postRegistration']);
Route::get('dashboard', [AuthController::class, 'dashboard']);
Route::get('logout', [AuthController::class, 'logout']);

4. Create Controller

Generate the authentication controller:

php artisan make:controller AuthController

Then, update app/Http/Controllers/AuthController.php with the following code:

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Session;
use App\Models\User;

class AuthController extends Controller
{
    public function index() {
        return view('login');
    }

    public function registration() {
        return view('registration');
    }

    public function postLogin(Request $request) {
        $request->validate([
            'email' => 'required',
            'password' => 'required',
        ]);

        if (Auth::attempt($request->only('email', 'password'))) {
            return redirect()->intended('dashboard');
        }
        return redirect('login')->with('error', 'Invalid credentials');
    }

    public function postRegistration(Request $request) {
        $request->validate([
            'name' => 'required',
            'email' => 'required|email|unique:users',
            'password' => 'required|min:6',
        ]);

        User::create([
            'name' => $request->name,
            'email' => $request->email,
            'password' => Hash::make($request->password),
        ]);

        return redirect('dashboard')->with('success', 'Registration successful!');
    }

    public function dashboard() {
        return Auth::check() ? view('dashboard') : redirect('login')->with('error', 'Access denied');
    }

    public function logout() {
        Session::flush();
        Auth::logout();
        return redirect('login');
    }
}

5. Create Blade Views

Create three Blade view files: login.blade.php, registration.blade.php, and dashboard.blade.php.

`resources/views/login.blade.php`

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Login</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.3/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>
    <div class="container mt-5">
        <h3 class="text-center">Login</h3>
        <form action="{{ url('post-login') }}" method="POST">
            {{ csrf_field() }}
            <div class="form-group">
                <label>Email</label>
                <input type="email" name="email" class="form-control" required>
            </div>
            <div class="form-group">
                <label>Password</label>
                <input type="password" name="password" class="form-control" required>
            </div>
            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Login</button>
            <p>Don't have an account? <a href="{{ url('registration') }}">Register</a></p>
        </form>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

6. Run Development Server

Start your Laravel application using:

php artisan serve

Conclusion

You have successfully set up authentication in Laravel, including login, registration, and dashboard pages. Modify the views and styles as needed to fit your project.

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Souy Soeng

Laravel Authentication Setup