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View share only for sharing data berween blade file not in the controller.
Jan 20, 2020
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Different variables behaviour in localhost vs deployed
In my application I need to make globally available four variables:
$user, $employee, $role and $company
In order to show different menu options and landing views after login.
I do this in my Controller.php
class Controller extends BaseController
{
use AuthorizesRequests, DispatchesJobs, ValidatesRequests;
public function __construct()
{
$this->middleware(function ($request, $next) {
if (Auth::user()) {
$user = Auth::user();
$employee = $user->employee;
$role = $user->role->slug;
$company = $user->company;
view()->share('signed_in', Auth::check());
view()->share('user', $user);
view()->share('employee', $employee);
view()->share('role', $role);
view()->share('company', $company);
}
return $next($request);
});
}
}
This work as expected in my development local enviroment (Localhost).
Now I deployed my app (first time I deploy a Laravel app) in CloudWays and it does ont work as expected.
It turns out that Auth::user() is empty (not defined and therefore it breaks the app.
I double checked the login info (email and password) and they are right.
It is the same code, that I pushed to git and deployed from there.
Any idea, why Auth::user() is never defined? What Am I missing?
Level 8
@masumluf sorry i do not understand what you mean.
This exact code works in Localhost but not deployed. How do I make available a variable globally in my appliation? (Controller and views)
Level 122
@masumluf that is not correct
@rafaelmunoznl your problem is probably that the user is not actually logged in.
This can be cause by some unwanted output being sent to the browser before any php code output. Are you running apache in cloudways?
To tell if you have problems with cookies (which causes the user to not stay logged in) check in your browser if cookies are being set. You should see a laravel session cookie.
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@snapey Yes, Cookies are set in my Browser. I see the laravel session cookie:
laravel_session : "eyJpdiI6IjNSZGpub0lXYlo3RW03RHhE..... "
Yes, I am running apache in Cloudways (I think)
Level 122
Can you add something to check if the user is logged in? add a
@dump(Auth()->user()->name ?? 'not logged in')
somewhere prominent in your master layout.
By the way, adding your code to every controller is not the correct approach. You should consider a view composer for information shared with every view.
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@snapey once I try to log in I get the following error:
Undefined variable: user (View: /home/363286.cloudwaysapps.com/ccsnbfpybb/public_html/resources/views/partials/menues/employee.blade.php) ...
As I understand, I am not able to log in
To your last comment: I am adding that code just once in the Controller.php.
Level 122
You may have to comment that code out whilst you work out what is going on.
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@snapey Thanks for your explanation. Based on it, I just eliminated the code from the controller and buidl the same logic in a ViewComposer in the AppServiceProvider like this:
public function boot()
{
View::composer('*', function ($view) {
if (Auth::user()) {
$user = Auth::user();
$employee = $user->employee;
$role = $user->role->slug;
$company = $user->company;
$view->with('signed_in', Auth::check());
$view->with('user', $user);
$view->with('employee', $employee);
$view->with('role', $role);
$view->with('company', $company);
}
});
}
And now it works everything as expected
Level 122
Thats great. Just check it with Laravel debugbar or similar, because * in the view composer will add for every view - including @includes. So if you have partials being injected into views, the code will be rendered every time.
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