Level 50
Are you trying to access the session on a route that doesn't use sessions, i.e. an API route? Or are you trying to access the session before the StartSession middleware has run?
Jul 18, 2025
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Level 1
"Session store not set on request" - only on one computer
I migrated a BE to Laravel a few weeks ago, uploaded, and it's working absolutely fine - for hundreds of users. But I've just started having an issue logging in on my own computer - the log in request is returning a message 'Session store not set on request.'
It was working fine, then I made a change to the front end and changed the URL of the log in form, went to test it - and getting that error. I've reverted the front end, same error. Same in incognito windows and other browsers. However, it's working absolutely fine on my phone, which is connected to the same WIFI.
I see around 30 entries in the sessions table - but nothing matches my IP address
Any ideas?
Level 1
@JussiMannisto I don't think so. The fact it's been working fine for weeks, and works on other devices makes me think it's a caching issue
Level 31
Maybe local/dev is messing with production? And rewrites the same session?
Level 1
Whatever it was - I've just tried locally, and on prod, and it's now working fine - I've changed nothing so maybe something around caching?
Level 50
@jonshutt Hard to say without seeing any code or knowing what Artisan commands have been executed. Which session driver do you use: database, file, Redis, or something else?
Level 1
Code is below. I haven't run any artisan commands recently, not in the time when it broke/came back. Everything is pretty much default, looks like it's using database
config\session.php
'driver' => env('SESSION_DRIVER', 'database'),
public function loginWeb(Request $request)
{
$credentials = $request->validate([
'email' => ['required', 'email'],
'password' => ['required'],
]);
if (Auth::attempt($credentials, $request->get('remember'))) {
$request->session()->regenerate();
return response()->json([
'message' => 'ok',
'remember' => $request->get('remember')
]);
}
return response()->json([
'message' => 'Log in details incorrect. Please try again, or use the password reset form.',
],
Level 50
@jonshutt I don't see any caching going on here, but I see you're returning JSON. In which file did you define the route? Can you show the route definition?
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