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@nikoslykos better to use jwt https://laravel-angular.io/docs/1/jwt-auth-install/
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Because i dont use the default laravel authentication but a custom authcontroller, how do i logout a user? This is the code from the AuthController. Then Angular Takes the XSRF Token and is logged in. How do i logout? Can i use auth::logout ? Or it doesnt work that way? Do i have to destroy the token? If yes how?
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use App\User;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
use Validator;
class AuthController extends Controller
{
public function login(Request $request)
{
Auth::attempt(['email' => request('email'), 'password' => request('password')]);
return redirect('/auth_status');
}
public function authStatus()
{
if (Auth::check()) {
return response()->json(['Authenticated' => true]);
}
else
return response()->json(['Authenticated'=> false]);
}
public function register(Request $request)
{
$validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
'email' => 'required|email',
'password' => 'required'
]);
if ($validator->fails()) {
return response()->json(['error'=>$validator->errors()], 401);
}
$input = $request->all();
$input['password'] = bcrypt($input['password']);
$user = User::create($input);
$success['name'] = $user->name;
return response()->json(['success'=>$success], $this->successStatus);
}
}
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