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Middleware is it.
Jun 18, 2015
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Roles
Before I start trying to use any outside packages, I'm reading that middleware could be used for validating user roles? Is this is the preferred method moving forward with 5.1 or is there something else I should investigate. I'm really looking for things that are compatible with the changes introduced in 5.1
Thanks
Level 55
Third party permissions and roles packages use middleware. They just offer features that would take you a little work to do yourself. There isn't anything "special" about them so to speak. They still use the same technology that you're using. Just that they have written the code and you haven't. ;)
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Thanks, your comment helped me to investigate things a little further. One of the things my brain wasn't connecting is the lack of a models folder in 5.0 and 5.1, yet most of the tutorials show a models folder (and pretty much all the examples of implementing roles). I just wanted to make sure I'm not going down a route (no pun intended) that will be or has been deprecated.
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the model folder was removed in Laravel 5 as it was deemed unnecessary. So by elimination the videos you were watching were using Laravel 4.
I'm glad that helped you get started. If you have any questions going forward don't hesitate to give me a shout.
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