Simple User Registration With Laravel Livewire and Fortify

Greetings, developers! Today, we delve into the realm of creating a simple user registration system using Laravel Livewire and Fortify. This tutorial will guide you through the process of setting up user registration functionality in your Laravel application. Before we dive in, don't forget to explore our recent posts:

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Step 1: Set Up Fortify

Firstly, install Fortify in your Laravel application to handle authentication:

composer require laravel/fortify

Next, publish Fortify's resources:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Laravel\\Fortify\\FortifyServiceProvider"

Fortify provides the necessary authentication scaffolding for user registration and management in your Laravel application.

Step 2: Create User Registration Form

Generate a Livewire component for the user registration form:

php artisan make:livewire Register

Edit the Livewire component view file to include the user registration form:

<form wire:submit.prevent="register">
    <input type="email" wire:model="email" placeholder="Email">
    <input type="password" wire:model="password" placeholder="Password">
    <button type="submit">Register</button>
</form>

This form captures the user's email and password for registration.

Step 3: Implement User Registration Logic

Add the registration logic to the Livewire component:

public function register()
{
    $this->validate([
        'email' => 'required|email|unique:users',
        'password' => 'required|min:8',
    ]);

    User::create([
        'email' => $this->email,
        'password' => Hash::make($this->password),
    ]);

    session()->flash('success', 'User registered successfully!');
}

In this method, we validate the input data, create a new user record, hash the password, and provide a success message.

Step 4: Display Success Message

Show a success message upon successful user registration:

@if (session()->has('success'))
    <div>
        {{ session('success') }}
    </div>
@endif

This snippet displays the success message to the user after a successful registration.

Step 5: Implement Email Verification

Enable email verification for registered users:

use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\RegistersUsers;

class Register extends Component
{
    use RegistersUsers;

By utilizing the RegistersUsers trait, you can add email verification functionality to your user registration process.

Step 6: Customize User Registration Validation

Personalize the validation rules for user registration:

protected function rules()
{
    return [
        'email' => 'required|email|unique:users|max:255',
        'password' => 'required|string|min:8',
    ];
}

Customize the validation rules by extending the rules method in your Livewire component.

Step 7: Protect Registration Route

Secure the registration route using middleware:

Route::get('/register', function () {
    return view('auth.register');
})->middleware(['guest']);

By applying the guest middleware, only non-authenticated users can access the registration route.

Step 8: Configure Redirect After Registration

Define the redirect path after successful registration:

protected $redirectTo = '/dashboard';

Set the $redirectTo property in your Fortify configuration file to specify the redirection URL after registration.

Step 9: Test User Registration

Verify the user registration flow by testing the registration form:

php artisan serve

Navigate to your registration form URL and confirm that users can register successfully in your Laravel application.

Congratulations! You have now implemented a simple user registration system using Laravel Livewire and Fortify. This setup provides a secure and efficient way to register users in your application.