Step By Step Tutorial On How To Use Auth0 in Laravel 9 for User Authentication

Step 1: Create a new Laravel project

Assuming you have Laravel installed, you can create a new project using the following command:

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel my-project

Step 2: Install the Auth0 PHP SDK

You can install the Auth0 PHP SDK using composer. Run the following command in the terminal:

composer require auth0/auth0-php

Step 3: Create an account and application in Auth0

You will need an Auth0 account to use their authentication service. Once you have an account, you can create a new application by following these steps:

• Login to your Auth0 dashboard
• Click on the “Applications” tab
• Click the “Create Application” button
• Choose “Regular Web Applications”
• Enter a name for your application
• Click the “Create” button

Step 4: Configure Auth0

After creating an application, you need to configure it by setting the callback URL and allowed logout URL. Follow these steps:

• Click on the “Settings” tab of your application
• Set the “Allowed Callback URLs” to “http://localhost:8000/callback"
• Set the “Allowed Logout URLs” to “http://localhost:8000"
• Save the changes

Step 5: Set up the Laravel Authentication

Laravel provides a built-in authentication system that can be used with third-party authentication providers like Auth0. Follow these steps:

• Run the following command in the terminal to create the authentication scaffolding:

composer require laravel/ui

# for vue
php artisan ui vue --auth

# for bootstrap/vanilla
php artisan ui bootstrap --auth

# for react
php artisan ui react --auth

# Create users in database
php artisan migrate

• Update your .env file with the Auth0…