middleware

[lusty patio]

Hi, i want to create a middleware where i check if a user is authenticated:

public function handle($request, Closure $next)
    {
        $user = $request->user();
        
        if (!$user) {
            return redirect('/');
        }
        
        if (!$user->canAccessUpStats()) {
            return redirect('/');
        }

        return $next($request);
    }

But when i do a dd of $user I get null. Can someone help me?

[torn yarrow]

make sure your middleware is after the start session middleware

[lusty patio]

What do you mean?

[torn yarrow]

where are you pushing your middleware?

[lusty patio]

Its for a specific route

[torn yarrow]

okay, so where are you defining your middleware on the route?

[lusty patio]

In the web.php.

Or What do you mean?

[torn yarrow]

show what you have in your web.php

[lusty patio]

Route::middleware('upstatsAdmin')->get('upstats', [UpStatsController::class, 'getDashboardData']);

[torn yarrow]

and you've defined the upstatsAdmin middleware alias?

[lusty patio]

yes