seo-asif / JWT-Token-Laravel

JWT Token Based Laravel Auth

This repository contains a Laravel project implementing JSON Web Token (JWT) based authentication. JWT is a widely used standard for secure authentication and authorization in web applications. This project serves as a starting point for building a Laravel application with JWT-based authentication.

Features

• JWT Authentication: Secure user authentication using JSON Web Tokens.
• User Registration: API endpoint for user registration with validation.
• User Login: API endpoint for user login and token generation.
• Token Refresh: API endpoint to refresh an expired JWT token.
• User Profile: API endpoint to fetch and update user profile information.
• Middleware: Middleware for authenticating requests using JWT.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, ensure you have the following installed:

• PHP (>= 8)
• Composer
• Laravel (>= 10.x)
• MySQL or other compatible database

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/seo-asif/JWT-Token-Laravel.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd jwt-token-based-laravel-auth

3. Install dependencies:

composer install

4. Copy the .env.example file to .env:

cp .env.example .env

5. Configure your database and JWT settings in the .env file.

6. Run database migrations:

php artisan migrate

7. Generate the application key:

php artisan key:generate

8. Start the development server:

php artisan serve

Visit http://localhost:8000 in your browser to see the application.

API Documentation

For detailed API documentation and usage examples, refer to the API Documentation.

Contributing

If you would like to contribute to this project, please follow the Contributing Guidelines.

License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.