Middleware

A middleware in Laravel is a filter that processes HTTP requests before they reach controllers. It’s used for tasks like authentication, logging, and modifying requests or responses.

Protecting a Route with Auth Middleware

To protect a route from unauthorized access, middleware method is called on the instance of the Route class;

Route::get('/dashboard', function () {
    return view('dashboard');
})->middleware(['auth']);

Using User Information in a Blade Template

To access user related information in Blade template, code corresponding to it should be wrapped with @auth [CODE] @endauth

@auth
	auth()->user()->name
@endauth

Controllers

Controllers - Laravel 12.x - The PHP Framework For Web Artisans

A controller in Laravel is a class that handles HTTP requests and returns responses. It groups related request-handling logic, making code more organized and reusable. Controllers usually correspond to a model.

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Creating a Controller

php artisan make:controller [NAME]

• Naming schemes for controllers: [MODEL-NAME]Controller in PascalCase : php artisan make:controller BookController
• Controllers are stored in app/Http/Controllers </aside>

<?php

namespace App\\Http\\Controllers;

use Illuminate\\Http\\Request;
use App\\Models\\Book;

class BookController extends Controller
{
    public function index(){
	    $books = Book::all();
	    return view('books.index', ['books'=>$books]);
    }
}

After a controller is created it needs to be referenced in web.php

<?php

use Illuminate\\Support\\Facades\\Route;
use App\\Http\\Controllers\\BookController

Route::get('/books', [BookController::class, 'index'])-middleware('auth');