Custom Change Password Laravel

October 16, 2024 · AI Conversations

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add custom change password in laravel balde
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To add a custom "Change Password" feature in a Laravel application using Blade templates, follow these steps:

### 1. **Create the Route**
Define a route to show the password change form and another to handle the password change logic.

// routes/web.php
use AppHttpControllersPasswordController;
use IlluminateSupportFacadesRoute;

Route::get('/change-password', [PasswordController::class, 'showChangePasswordForm'])->name('password.change');
Route::post('/change-password', [PasswordController::class, 'updatePassword'])->name('password.update');

### 2. **Create the Controller**

Create a `PasswordController` to handle the password change logic.

// app/Http/Controllers/PasswordController.php
namespace AppHttpControllers;

use IlluminateHttpRequest;
use IlluminateSupportFacadesHash;
use IlluminateSupportFacadesAuth;
use IlluminateSupportFacadesValidator;

class PasswordController extends Controller
{
    // Show change password form
    public function showChangePasswordForm()
    {
        return view('auth.change-password');
    }

    // Update password
    public function updatePassword(Request $request)
    {
        // Validate the form input
        $request->validate([
            'current_password' => 'required',
            'new_password' => 'required|min:8|confirmed',
        ]);

        // Check if current password is correct
        if (!Hash::check($request->current_password, Auth::user()->password)) {
            return back()->withErrors(['current_password' => 'Current password is incorrect']);
        }

        // Update the password
        Auth::user()->update([
            'password' => Hash::make($request->new_password),
        ]);

        return back()->with('success', 'Password successfully changed!');
    }
}

### 3. **Create the Blade Template**

Now, create a Blade template for the "Change Password" form.

<!-- resources/views/auth/change-password.blade.php -->
@extends('layouts.app')

@section('content')
<div class="container">
    <h2>Change Password</h2>

    <!-- Display success message -->
    @if (session('success'))
        <div class="alert alert-success">
            {{ session('success') }}
        </div>
    @endif

    <!-- Display validation errors -->
    @if ($errors->any())
        <div class="alert alert-danger">
            <ul>
                @foreach ($errors->all() as $error)
                    <li>{{ $error }}</li>
                @endforeach
            </ul>
        </div>
    @endif

    <!-- Change Password Form -->
    <form action="{{ route('password.update') }}" method="POST">
        @csrf

        <div class="form-group">
            <label for="current_password">Current Password</label>
            <input type="password" name="current_password" id="current_password" class="form-control" required>
        </div>

        <div class="form-group">
            <label for="new_password">New Password</label>
            <input type="password" name="new_password" id="new_password" class="form-control" required>
        </div>

        <div class="form-group">
            <label for="new_password_confirmation">Confirm New Password</label>
            <input type="password" name="new_password_confirmation" id="new_password_confirmation" class="form-control" required>
        </div>

        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Change Password</button>
    </form>
</div>
@endsection

### 4. **Add Middleware Protection (Optional)**

Ensure the route is protected by authentication so only logged-in users can access it. In your route group, add middleware:

Route::middleware(['auth'])->group(function () {
    Route::get('/change-password', [PasswordController::class, 'showChangePasswordForm'])->name('password.change');
    Route::post('/change-password', [PasswordController::class, 'updatePassword'])->name('password.update');
});

### 5. **Test the Feature**

Visit `/change-password` in your browser, fill out the form, and ensure that the password is updated correctly.

Let me know if you need further customization!

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Auth::user()->update([

'password' => Hash::make($request->password)

]);
get auth user id

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To get the authenticated user's ID in Laravel, you can use the `Auth::id()` or `Auth::user()->id` method.

In your case, you want to update the password for the authenticated user. You can retrieve the user's ID like this:

Auth::id();

So, for your password update logic, the `Auth::id()` is implicitly used when you update the currently authenticated user like this:

Auth::user()->update([
    'password' => Hash::make($request->new_password),
]);

If you specifically need the user's ID for other logic, you can do something like:

$userId = Auth::id(); // Or Auth::user()->id

However, if you're just updating the password for the authenticated user, the original `Auth::user()->update()` method already references the correct user.

Let me know if you need further clarification!

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Session::put('user',$request->email);
get session value
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To retrieve a value stored in the session in Laravel, you can use the `Session::get()` method. In your case, since you stored the user's email in the session with `Session::put('user', $request->email);`, you can retrieve it like this:

### Setting the session value:

Session::put('user', $request->email);

### Retrieving the session value:

$email = Session::get('user');

If you want to provide a default value in case the session key doesn't exist, you can pass a second argument to `Session::get()`:

$email = Session::get('user', 'default_value');

### Example:

// Store email in session
Session::put('user', $request->email);

// Retrieve email from session
$email = Session::get('user');

echo $email;

Alternatively, you can use Laravel's session helper function if you prefer:

$email = session('user');

This will give you the value of `'user'` stored in the session. Let me know if you need further assistance!

User
get user by mail and update pwd
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To retrieve a user by their email and update their password in Laravel, you can use Eloquent's `where()` method to find the user by email, and then update their password field.

Here’s how you can do it:

### Example of updating the password based on the email:

use AppModelsUser;
use IlluminateSupportFacadesHash;

// Get the user by email
$user = User::where('email', $request->email)->first();

if ($user) {
    // Update the user's password
    $user->update([
        'password' => Hash::make($request->new_password),
    ]);

    // Optionally, you can return a success message
    return back()->with('success', 'Password successfully updated!');
} else {
    // Handle the case where the user was not found
    return back()->withErrors(['email' => 'No user found with this email address']);
}

### Breakdown of the code:

1. **Retrieve the user by email:**

$user = User::where('email', $request->email)->first();

This will search the `users` table for a record where the `email` column matches the given email. `first()` will return the first matching record or `null` if none is found.

2. **Update the password:**

$user->update([
       'password' => Hash::make($request->new_password),
   ]);

This updates the `password` field of the found user with the hashed new password.

3. **Check if the user exists:**
Before updating, it checks if a user was found with the given email. If no user is found, it returns an error message.

### Full Example in a Controller Method:

use IlluminateHttpRequest;
use AppModelsUser;
use IlluminateSupportFacadesHash;

class PasswordController extends Controller
{
    public function updatePasswordByEmail(Request $request)
    {
        // Validate the form input
        $request->validate([
            'email' => 'required|email',
            'new_password' => 'required|min:8|confirmed',
        ]);

        // Find the user by email
        $user = User::where('email', $request->email)->first();

        if ($user) {
            // Update the user's password
            $user->update([
                'password' => Hash::make($request->new_password),
            ]);

            // Success message
            return back()->with('success', 'Password successfully updated!');
        } else {
            // Error message if user is not found
            return back()->withErrors(['email' => 'No user found with this email address']);
        }
    }
}

### Route Example:

// routes/web.php
Route::post('/update-password-by-email', [PasswordController::class, 'updatePasswordByEmail'])->name('password.updateByEmail');

### Blade Form Example:

<!-- resources/views/auth/update-password.blade.php -->
<form action="{{ route('password.updateByEmail') }}" method="POST">
    @csrf

    <div class="form-group">
        <label for="email">Email</label>
        <input type="email" name="email" id="email" class="form-control" required>
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
        <label for="new_password">New Password</label>
        <input type="password" name="new_password" id="new_password" class="form-control" required>
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
        <label for="new_password_confirmation">Confirm New Password</label>
        <input type="password" name="new_password_confirmation" id="new_password_confirmation" class="form-control" required>
    </div>

    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Update Password</button>
</form>

This flow will allow you to update a user's password by looking up their email and setting the new password. Let me know if you need any further adjustments!

User
Hash not found
Assistant
If you're getting the error `Hash not found`, it means that the `Hash` facade is not being properly referenced in your code. To resolve this, you need to ensure that the `Hash` facade is imported at the top of your controller or file.

### Solution:

Make sure you import the `Hash` facade like this:

use IlluminateSupportFacadesHash;

### Example:

use AppModelsUser;
use IlluminateHttpRequest;
use IlluminateSupportFacadesHash;

class PasswordController extends Controller
{
    public function updatePasswordByEmail(Request $request)
    {
        // Validate the form input
        $request->validate([
            'email' => 'required|email',
            'new_password' => 'required|min:8|confirmed',
        ]);

        // Find the user by email
        $user = User::where('email', $request->email)->first();

        if ($user) {
            // Update the user's password
            $user->update([
                'password' => Hash::make($request->new_password),
            ]);

            // Success message
            return back()->with('success', 'Password successfully updated!');
        } else {
            // Error message if user is not found
            return back()->withErrors(['email' => 'No user found with this email address']);
        }
    }
}

### What Does the `Hash` Facade Do?

– The `Hash` facade provides a way to securely hash passwords in Laravel using the `bcrypt` algorithm.
– `Hash::make()` is used to hash the password securely before storing it in the database.

After ensuring that `use IlluminateSupportFacadesHash;` is added at the top of your file, the error should be resolved.

Let me know if this helps!

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