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@jrmadsen67
jrmadsen67 / gist:bd0f9ad0ef1ed6bb594e
Last active August 19, 2024 10:37
Laravel Quick Tip: Handling CsrfToken Expiration gracefully
Quick tip for handling CSRF Token Expiration - common issue is when you use csrf protection is that if
a form sits there for a while (like a login form, but any the same) the csrf token in the form will
expire & throw a strange error.
Handling it is simple, and is a good lesson for dealing with other types of errors in a custom manner.
In Middleware you will see a file VerifyCsrfToken.php and be tempted to handle things there. DON'T!
Instead, look at your app/Exceptions/Handler.php, at the render($request, Exception $e) function.
All of your exceptions go through here, unless you have excluded them in the $dontReport array at the
@roNn23
roNn23 / laravel.js
Last active July 16, 2019 11:41 — forked from JeffreyWay/laravel.js
Updated delete-script of Jeffrey Way to work with Laravel 5. And optimized the implementation for the CSRF token. #laravel
/*
<a href="posts/2" data-method="delete"> <---- We want to send an HTTP DELETE request
- Or, request confirmation in the process -
<a href="posts/2" data-method="delete" data-confirm="Are you sure?">
Add this to your view:
<script>
window.csrfToken = '<?php echo csrf_token(); ?>';