Laravel 5 authentication without remember_token

Question

I am using an existing database, and I'm not allowed to modify the tables, so adding a remember_token is not an option, but without it I'm unable to login. When I try to login Laravel does check the credentials and returns whether they match the records, but it only refreshes the page. I am pretty sure the remember_token is the cause since I've encountered this problem before, but this time I can't add a column to my users table.

Is there a way to use the out-of-the-box authentication without the remember_token?

Answer 1

In your User model add:

  /**
   * Overrides the method to ignore the remember token.
   */
  public function setAttribute($key, $value)
  {
    $isRememberTokenAttribute = $key == $this->getRememberTokenName();
    if (!$isRememberTokenAttribute)
    {
      parent::setAttribute($key, $value);
    }
  }

Credits: https://laravel.io/forum/05-21-2014-how-to-disable-remember-token

Answer 2

Since Laravel v5.3.27 you can also disable the remember me functionality by setting the $rememberTokenName to false in your User model.

class User extends Authenticatable
{
    use Notifiable;


    protected $rememberTokenName = false;

    // ...
}

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