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Laravel 5 - how to use basic auth with username in place of email?

Hello guys !

So in Laravel 4 we could do 

Route::filter('auth.basic', function()
{
    return Auth::basic('username');
});

But now it's not possible, and the doc doesn't give a clue about how to. So can anyone help ?

Thanks !

Solution

  • Create a new custom middleware using the same code as the default one:

    https://github.com/laravel/framework/blob/5.0/src/Illuminate/Auth/Middleware/AuthenticateWithBasicAuth.php

    and override the default 'email' field like:

    return $this->auth->basic('username') ?: $next($request);