Custom error message in login template in auth middleware

Question

I've grouped certain routes that require the user to be logged in before they perform some action.

Route::group(['middleware' => 'auth'], function() {
      Route::get('/posts/create', 'PostController@create');
});

Now when the user visits this url, he'll be redirected to the login page if the user is not logged in. But I want to display a custom error message saying you've to be logged in to perform this action in an error block.

Where can I pass the custom message to the login view before redirecting?

Note: I know it's obvious that if the user lands on the create post page with a login form, it indicates that the user should login. Still, that error form is required .

Answer 1

When you're redirecting add with() clause to flash a message to the session:

return redirect()->with('message', 'You've to be logged in to perform this action');

In 5.2 you may want to override one of the login related methods (it depends on what you're trying to achieve) in the Auth\\AuthController.php . In 5.3 do the same in the Auth\\LoginController.php