How to Install Authentication in Laravel 10

Laravel is a powerful PHP framework that provides an elegant way to handle authentication. In this guide, we will walk you through setting up authentication in a Laravel 10 project.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following:

PHP >= 8.1 installed on your system.

Composer installed.

A new or existing Laravel 10 project.

Step 1: Install Laravel Project

If you don’t already have a Laravel 10 project, create a new one:

composer create-project laravel/laravel laravel-auth-example

Navigate into your project directory:

cd laravel-auth-example

Step 2: Install Laravel Breeze

Laravel Breeze is a minimal and simple implementation of authentication. Run the following command to install Breeze:

composer require laravel/breeze --dev

After installation, publish the Breeze scaffolding:

php artisan breeze:install

By default, Breeze uses Blade templates. If you prefer Inertia.js (Vue or React), specify the stack during installation. For example:

Vue:

• php artisan breeze:install vue

React:

• php artisan breeze:install react

Step 3: Install Dependencies

Once Breeze is installed, run the following commands to install front-end dependencies and build the assets:

npm install npm run dev

Step 4: Migrate the Database

Make sure your .env file is properly configured with your database connection. Then, run the migrations to create the required authentication tables:

php artisan migrate

Step 5: Serve Your Application

Run the development server to view your application:

php artisan serve

Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000 in your browser. You should see the login and registration pages ready to use.

Optional Steps

1. Customize Authentication Views

The authentication views are located in the resources/views/auth directory. You can modify these files to match your design requirements.

2. Customize User Model

If you need additional fields for users, you can modify the users table migration file in database/migrations and the User model in app/Models/User.php.

3. Middleware

Laravel automatically applies the auth middleware to routes requiring authentication. You can manage this in the routes/web.php file.

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