Reset Password Link returning query string as opposed to "pretty url"

I'm looking to implement some "Forgot Password" functionality to an existing app and looking through the docs at https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/passwords. I'm able to generate a password reset link and redirect the user back to the site however the token needed to reset the password is contained within a query string and not part of the url. I.e.

myssite.com/password-reset?token=whatever...

when it should be

mysite.com/password-reset/whatever

According to the docs, I should be setting up a route to efect the password reset with:

Route::get('/password-reset/{token}')->...

But since the token is in the query string, Laravel doesn't parse out the token for this route.

Not sure if I have missed something fundamental here (very likely!). Any help appreciated!

s4muel

4 years ago

Level 50

and how do you create the url? if you make it yourself, just generate it using the url() helper.

if you use any of the out-of-the-box stuff, there is a customization method, that you can use: https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/passwords#reset-link-customization or even if you customize the email: https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/passwords#reset-email-customization

Smiffy

4 years ago

Level 4

Thanks @s4muel. This is pointing me in the right direction. This is actual a user in addition to the default User model so needs a bit more wiring. I've managed to wire up the necessary providers for auth but this threw me a little. Still curious as to why I'll have to set a custom reset link but it works. Thanks again.

Smiffy

4 years ago

Level 4

Have just been using the standard way detailled in the docs.

    use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Password;

    public function sendPasswordResetLink(Request $request)
    {
        $request->validate([
            'email' => 'required|email'
        ]);

        $status = Password::sendResetLink($request->only('email'));

        return $status === Password::RESET_LINK_SENT
            ? back()->with(['status' => $status])
            : back()->withErrors(['email' => 'An error occured']);

    }

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