Install Laravel Breeze for Authentication Using Laravel 11

In this tutorial ,i am to going teach the Laravel Breeze.Laravel Breeze provides a simple way to implementation of Laravel’s authentication features.

1. Run the following commands to install Laravel Breeze

composer require laravel/breeze --dev
php artisan breeze:install
npm install
npm run dev
php artisan migrate

php artisan make:migration add_role_to_users_table --table=users

above the code snippt sets up basic authentication functionality, including login and registration.

2. Create Role Field in Users Table

To differentiate between admin and regular users, add a role field to the users table. Run the following migration to add the field.

Run the following command to create a migration

php artisan make:migration add_role_to_users_table --table=users

In the migration file, update the up() function to add the role column:

public function up()
{
    Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
        $table->string('role')->default('user'); // Role field, default is 'user'
    });
}

php artisan migrate

class User extends Authenticatable
{
    
    // Check if the user is an admin
    public function isAdmin()
    {
        return $this->role === 'admin';
    }
}

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

// Admin Routes
Route::middleware(['auth', 'isAdmin'])->group(function () {
    Route::get('/admin', [HomeController::class, 'adminDashboard'])->name('admin.dashboard');

});

// User Routes
Route::middleware(['auth'])->group(function () {
    Route::get('/user', [HomeController::class, 'userDashboard'])->name('user.dashboard');

});

php artisan make:middleware IsAdmin

public function handle($request, Closure $next)
{
    if (auth()->check() && auth()->user()->isAdmin()) {
        return $next($request);
    }

    return redirect('/user'); // Redirect non-admins to user dashboard
}

php artisan make:controller HomeController

class HomeController extends Controller
{
    // Admin Dashboard
    public function adminDashboard()
    {
        return view('admin.dashboard'); // Admin view
    }

    // User Dashboard
    public function userDashboard()
    {
        return view('user.dashboard'); // User view
    }
}

7. Create Views for Admin and User Dashboards

In the resources/views folder, create separate folders for admin and user views.

• resources/views/admin/dashboard.blade.php

@extends('layouts.app')

@section('content')
<div class="container">
    <h1>Admin Dashboard</h1>
    <p>Welcome to the admin dashboard!</p>
</div>
@endsection

• resources/views/user/dashboard.blade.php