Use this in routes.php Route::get('auth/logout', 'Auth\AuthController@getLogout'); and add <a href="{{ url('/auth/logout') }}" >Logout</a> in your view . It's a builtin functionality. I mean Auth.

I also had similar problem in Laravel 5.2. You should change your route to

Route::get('auth/logout', 'Auth\AuthController@logout');

or in AuthController constructor add

public function __construct()
{
    $this->middleware('guest', ['except' => ['logout', 'getLogout']]);
}

That worked for me.

Pawlox said:

I also had similar problem in Laravel 5.2. You should change your route to

Route::get('auth/logout', 'Auth\AuthController@logout');

or in AuthController constructor add

public function __construct() { $this->middleware('guest', ['except' => ['logout', 'getLogout']]); }

That worked for me.

Thank you , you save my life

Thank you too. I have been pulling my hair out.

Which is best practice?

Check this

https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/laravel/logout-wont-work?page=1#reply-138472

you just need to fix your AuthController

 /**
         * Create a new authentication controller instance.
         *
         * @return void
         */
        public function __construct()
        {
            $this->middleware('guest', [ 'except' => 'logout' ]); // Default router name is "logout" should be same router 

        }

Route::get('logout', [ 'uses' => 'Auth\AuthController@getLogout', 'as' => 'logout' ]);

Pawlox said:

I also had similar problem in Laravel 5.2. You should change your route to

Route::get('auth/logout', 'Auth\AuthController@logout');

or in AuthController constructor add

public function __construct() { $this->middleware('guest', ['except' => ['logout', 'getLogout']]); }

That worked for me.

Thanks, bro! Much appreciated!