Redirect Path (redirectPath) not working if user already logged in

posted 9 years ago

I'm just starting out after generating a fresh laravel app using artisan. By following instructions available in the official docs about Authentication, I've added forms for login and registration.

Since I want user to be redirected to the /dashboard route after authentication, I've added the following to my AuthController:

protected $this->redirectPath = '/dashboard';
protected $this->redirectTo = '/dashboard';

Things seem for work as expected. After a successful login, user is taken to the /dashboard.

The problem happens when a user has already logged in (using the /auth/login route) and is again navigating to the /auth/login route through the browser's address bar. In such cases, laravel is redirecting the user back to /home, a route which of course, is not defined in my app. So, I get the following error displayed in the browser:

NotFoundHttpException in RouteCollection.php line 143:

in RouteCollection.php line 143
at RouteCollection->match(object(Request)) in Router.php line 746
at Router->findRoute(object(Request)) in Router.php line 655
at Router->dispatchToRoute(object(Request)) in Router.php line 631
at Router->dispatch(object(Request)) in Kernel.php line 237
at Kernel->Illuminate\Foundation\Http\{closure}(object(Request))

I would have expected the user to be taken directly to the dashboard. Any help is appreciated.

Last updated 2 years ago.

tahmidrafi

replied 9 years ago

Having the same issues.

tahmidrafi

replied 9 years ago

Found a work around which I'm not sure is the right thing to do. I realized that my getLogin() isn't even called if the user is logged in, (I don't know why). So this is what I did.

In the AuthController.php\__construct():

if (\Auth::check())
{
    return redirect()->intended('/dashboard');
}

and same two lines in the AuthController.php\getLogin():

if (\Auth::check())
{
    return redirect()->intended('/dashboard');
}

Hope this helps.

darthhomer

replied 9 years ago

You have to change the redirect value in handle method of app\Http\Middleware\RedirectIfAuthenticated.php

public function handle($request, Closure $next)
{
    if ($this->auth->check()) {
        return redirect('/home');
    }

    return $next($request);
}

hashmatwaziri

replied 9 years ago

it worked for me .apply this logic:

   Route::get('/', ['middleware' => 'auth', function (){

    if(Auth::check())
    {
        return redirect()->action('BrandController@index');
    }
    }]);

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