Flash data not being written to session

Im using Laravel 7.12.0 and my flash session data doesn't appear to be working at all either using

request()->session()->flash('status', 'Task was successful!');

return redirect()->route('home')->with('status', "Task was successful");

I am using Debugbar as well as dd'ing the page to check session data.

I also know that the web middleware is being used.

session()->put() still works so I know putting data into the session aren't entirely broken but flash data does not seem to work at all. This is a fresh installation so I am struggling to see what could be wrong?

Web.php

Auth::routes();


Route::get('/', 'HomeController@index')->name('home');

Route::group(['middleware' => ['auth']], function () {
    Route::resource('polls', 'PollController');
    Route::post('polls/vote', 'PollController@vote')->name('polls.vote');
});

Route::resource('api/polls', 'API\PollController');

Part of RouteServiceProvider.php

    /**
     * Define the "web" routes for the application.
     *
     * These routes all receive session state, CSRF protection, etc.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    protected function mapWebRoutes()
    {
        Route::middleware('web')
            ->namespace($this->namespace)
            ->group(base_path('routes/web.php'));
    }

Web Middleware group in kernel.php

    /**
     * The application's route middleware groups.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    protected $middlewareGroups = [
        'web' => [
            \App\Http\Middleware\EncryptCookies::class,
            \Illuminate\Cookie\Middleware\AddQueuedCookiesToResponse::class,
            \Illuminate\Session\Middleware\StartSession::class,
            // \Illuminate\Session\Middleware\AuthenticateSession::class,
            \Illuminate\View\Middleware\ShareErrorsFromSession::class,
            \App\Http\Middleware\VerifyCsrfToken::class,
            \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings::class,
        ],

        'api' => [
            'throttle:60,1',
            \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings::class,
        ],
    ];

What is in the session from my HomeController@index after being redirected.

  "_token" => "pbZJgfC6XNG2eTqlcGADm68NqhjOHI16rWe4U1bt"
  "_previous" => array:1 [▼
    "url" => "http://127.0.0.1:8000"
  ]
  "_flash" => array:2 [▼
    "old" => []
    "new" => []
  ]
  "url" => []
  "login_web_59ba36addc2b2f9401580f014c7f58ea4e30989d" => 1
]

Thanks

bobbybouwmann

5 years ago

Level 88

Can you show your controller and view? How you set the session and display it?

graemem1995

5 years ago

Level 2

HomeController.php (where I am redirecting to)

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class HomeController extends Controller
{

    public function index()
    {
        dd(request()->session()->all());
    }
}

At the moment I have no view as I am dd'ing to check the session.

I am setting my session from my PollController.php store function which looks like this:

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class PollController extends Controller
{

    public function store(Request $request)
    {
          return redirect()->route('home')->with('status', "Task was successful");
    }
}

I have reduced the PollController to return redirect only for the sake of trying to eliminate any potential conflicts.

I have also tried

return redirect()->route('home')->with(['status', "Task was successful"]);

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