Laravel Authentication
1. Install Laravel Fresh Setup
To install a fresh Laravel project, run the following command:
composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel Blog
2. Setup Database
After installing Laravel, configure your database in the .env file:
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
DB_PORT=3306
DB_USERNAME=your_database_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password
Then, migrate the tables into the database:
php artisan migrate
3. Define Routes
Open routes/web.php and add the following routes:
use App\Http\Controllers\AuthController;
Route::get('/', function () {
return view('login');
});
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 & Methods
Generate the authentication controller:
php artisan make:controller AuthController
Update app/Http/Controllers/AuthController.php with the following code:
<?php
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|email',
'password' => 'required',
]);
$credentials = $request->only('email', 'password');
if (Auth::attempt($credentials)) {
return redirect()->intended('dashboard');
}
return redirect('login')->withErrors(['email' => 'Invalid credentials']);
}
public function postRegistration(Request $request)
{
$request->validate([
'name' => 'required',
'email' => 'required|email|unique:users',
'password' => 'required|min:6|confirmed',
]);
$data = $request->all();
User::create([
'name' => $data['name'],
'email' => $data['email'],
'password' => Hash::make($data['password']),
]);
return redirect('dashboard')->withSuccess('Successfully registered');
}
public function dashboard()
{
if (Auth::check()) {
return view('dashboard');
}
return redirect('login')->withErrors(['access' => 'Unauthorized']);
}
public function logout()
{
Session::flush();
Auth::logout();
return redirect('login');
}
}
5. Create Blade Views
Login Page (resources/views/login.blade.php)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Login</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<form action="{{ url('post-login') }}" method="POST">
{{ csrf_field() }}
<h2>Login</h2>
<div class="form-group">
<input type="email" name="email" class="form-control" placeholder="Email" required>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<input type="password" name="password" class="form-control" placeholder="Password" required>
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Login</button>
</form>
<p>Don't have an account? <a href="{{ url('registration') }}">Register here</a></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Registration Page (resources/views/registration.blade.php)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Register</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<form action="{{ url('post-registration') }}" method="POST">
{{ csrf_field() }}
<h2>Register</h2>
<div class="form-group">
<input type="text" name="name" class="form-control" placeholder="Full Name" required>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<input type="email" name="email" class="form-control" placeholder="Email" required>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<input type="password" name="password" class="form-control" placeholder="Password" required>
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Register</button>
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Dashboard Page (resources/views/dashboard.blade.php)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Dashboard</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Welcome to the Dashboard!</h1>
<a href="{{ url('logout') }}">Logout</a>
</body>
</html>
6. Run Development Server
Start the Laravel application:
php artisan serve
Your authentication system is now ready. Access it via http://127.0.0.1:8000.
