Token mismatch exception only on every first attempt laravel 5.1

Question

Every time I log in to my application for the first time after an hour or so or on every new device I get token mismatch exception. But when I try again right after the problem goes away. I am using 755 on storage/framework/sessions -- I have the same problem on my local vagrant scotch box 1.5 box as well as onmy Digital Ocean LAMP. Any ideas?

Answer 1

The problem is that the CSRF Token has expired and your browser need a new token to make POST request. The expiration time by default in Laravel is 2 hours.

I have the same problem and I am trying this solution https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/general-discussion/crsf-checked-before-auth

UPDATE:

You need to update the render method in app/Exceptions/Handler.php and handle the Exception: TokenMismatchException

Code Example

   /**
     * Render an exception into an HTTP response.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @param  \Exception  $e
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function render($request, Exception $e)
    {
        if ($e instanceof \Illuminate\Session\TokenMismatchException) {
            return redirect('/')->with('message', 'Sorry, your session seems to have expired. Please login again.');
        }

        if ($e instanceof ModelNotFoundException) {
            $e = new NotFoundHttpException($e->getMessage(), $e);
        }

        return parent::render($request, $e);
    }

Answer 2

I can't but tell you that if you're coding for a Laravel project you should give homestead box a try, I'm using it for a year now and no weird issues have happened and my logins work flawlessly out of the box.

http://laravel.com/docs/5.1/homestead

Maybe this can help you out quicker than figuring out the issue on your current box :)