If you do not want to use the default login auth methods of Laravel web application. And if you want to create your own login method instead then this tutorial is for you. In this tutorial, you will learn how to override auth login method or function in Laravel 10 applications.
The default login method is Laravel Auth. You can easily override to default auth login method and create your own login auth method instead of this. For this, you have to make some changes. which are mentioned below.
How to Override Auth Login Method in Laravel 10
Steps to override auth login method in Laravel 10 applications:
- Step 1: Edit and Update Route
- Step 2: Update Code in LoginController
Step 1: Edit and Update Route
First of all, open your web.php file and see the default login routes; as shown below:
Route::post('login', 'Auth\LoginController@login');
Step 2: Update Code in LoginController
Then open your LoginController and find the login method into it, And change it according to your requirement; as shown below:
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use App\Providers\RouteServiceProvider;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\AuthenticatesUsers;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Auth;
class LoginController extends Controller
{
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Login Controller
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| This controller handles authenticating users for the application and
| redirecting them to your home screen. The controller uses a trait
| to conveniently provide its functionality to your applications.
|
*/
use AuthenticatesUsers;
/**
* Where to redirect users after login.
*
* @var string
*/
protected $redirectTo = RouteServiceProvider::HOME;
/**
* Create a new controller instance.
*
* @return void
*/
public function __construct()
{
$this->middleware('guest')->except('logout');
}
/**
* Write code on Method
*
* @return response()
*/
public function login(Request $request)
{
$request->validate([
'email' => 'required',
'password' => 'required',
]);
$credentials = $request->only('email', 'password');
if (Auth::attempt($credentials)) {
return redirect()->route('home');
}
return redirect("login")->withSuccess('Oppes! You have entered invalid credentials');
}
}
Conclusion
That’s it. In this tutorial, you have learned how to override auth login method or function in Laravel 10 applications.
