What is the artisan command for clearing all session data in Laravel, I'm looking for something like:
$ php artisan session:clear
But apparently, it does not exist. How would I clear it from the command line?
I tried using
$ php artisan tinker
...
\Session::flush();
But it flushes the session of only one user, I want to flush all sessions for all users. How can I do it?
I tried this:
artisan cache:clear
But it does not clear the session, again.
UPDATE: This question seems to be asked quite often and many people are still actively commenting on it.
In practice, it is a horrible idea to flush sessions using the
php artisan key:generate
It may wreak all kinds of havoc. The best way to do it is to clear whichever system you are using.
The Lazy Programmers guide to flushing all sessions:
php artisan key:generate
Will make all sessions invalid because a new application key is specified
The not so Lazy approach
php artisan make:command FlushSessions
and then insert
<?php
namespace App\Console\Commands;
use Illuminate\Console\Command;
use DB;
class flushSessions extends Command
{
/**
* The name and signature of the console command.
*
* @var string
*/
protected $signature = 'session:flush';
/**
* The console command description.
*
* @var string
*/
protected $description = 'Flush all user sessions';
/**
* Create a new command instance.
*
* @return void
*/
public function __construct()
{
parent::__construct();
}
/**
* Execute the console command.
*
* @return mixed
*/
public function handle()
{
DB::table('sessions')->truncate();
}
}
and then
php artisan session:flush