phpauthenticationlaravel-5middleware

Auth::user() returns null


I use Laravel 5.2 and have a problem with middleware. There is the code in the routes.php


    use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Access\Gate;


    Route::group(['middleware' => 'web'], function () {

        Route::auth();

        Route::get('/', 'HomeController@index');
    });


    Route::group(['prefix'=>'admin',  'middleware' => 'admin'], function(){
        Route::get('/', function(){
            return view('admin.index');
        });
        Route::get('/user', function(){
            return view('admin.user');
        });
    });

Kernel.php:


    protected $routeMiddleware = [
    ...
     'admin' => \App\Http\Middleware\AdminPanel::class,
    ];

AdminPanel.php


    namespace App\Http\Middleware;


    use Closure;
    use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
    use App\Role;

    class AdminPanel
    {
        public function handle($request, Closure $next)
        {
            $user = Auth::user();
            dd($user);

            if($user){
                $role = Role::whereName('admin')->first();
                if($user->hasRole($role)){
                    return $next($request);
                }
            }
            return redirect('/');
        }

So,

$user = Auth::user()
always return null. Thanks for suggestions!


Solution

  • Any route that uses Auth() must be encapsulated in the web middleware. You're close, just move your Route::group(['prefix' => 'admin'], ...) into the group above.

    Route::group(['middleware' => 'web'], function () {
    
        Route::auth();
    
        Route::get('/', 'HomeController@index');
    
        // Moving here will ensure that sessions, csrf, etc. is included in all these routes
        Route::group(['prefix'=>'admin',  'middleware' => 'admin'], function(){
            Route::get('/', function(){
                return view('admin.index');
            });
    
            Route::get('/user', function(){
                return view('admin.user');
            });
        });
    });