Middleware redirecting loop error in Laravel - php

Question

I am trying to redirect users based on which role they enter in the registration page, however I keep getting the 'redirect too many times' error. I think its because I am using both the auth and guest mddlewares on the home page however I can not seem to fix it
Web.php:
Route::get('/', function () {
return view('auth.login');
});
Auth::routes();
// Using middleware guest (Redirect If Authenticated) to check role and redirect to right route.
Route::middleware(['guest'])->group(function(){
Route::get('/home', 'HomeController#index')->name('home');
});
Route::prefix('referrer')->group(function(){
/* need a more advanced middleware to give a notification when a brand user hits the
* referrer register/login page.
* e.g. logout and switch account, or simply make the referrer auth pages not accessible.
*/
Route::get('/login/{program_id?}', 'ReferrerController#showLoginForm')->name('referrer.login')->middleware('guest');
Route::post('/login/{program_id?}', 'Auth\LoginController#login')->name('referrer.login.user');
Route::get('/', 'ReferrerController#getHome')->name('referrer.home')->middleware('auth');
//program middieware
Route::middleware(['program.exist'])->group(function(){
Route::get('/register/{program_id?}', 'ReferrerController#showRegistrationForm')->name('referrer.register');
Route::post('/register/{program_id?}', 'ReferrerController#register')->name('referrer.register.user');
});
});
Register Controller:
class RegisterController extends Controller
{
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Register Controller
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| This controller handles the registration of new users as well as their
| validation and creation. By default this controller uses a trait to
| provide this functionality without requiring any additional code.
|
*/
use RegistersUsers;
/**
* Where to redirect users after registration.
*
* #var string
*/
// protected $redirectTo = RouteServiceProvider::HOME;
/**
* Create a new controller instance.
*
* #return void
*/
public function __construct()
{
$this->middleware('guest');
}
/**
* Get a validator for an incoming registration request.
*
* #param array $data
* #return \Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Validator
*/
protected function validator(array $data)
{
return Validator::make($data, [
'name' => ['required', 'string', 'max:255'],
'role' => ['required', 'integer', 'between:1,3'],
'email' => ['required', 'string', 'email', 'max:255', 'unique:users'],
'password' => ['required', 'string', 'min:8', 'confirmed'],
]);
}
/**
* Create a new user instance after a valid registration.
*
* #param array $data
* #return \App\User
*/
protected function create(array $data)
{
$user = User::create([
'name' => $data['name'],
'role_id' => $data['role'],
'email' => $data['email'],
'password' => Hash::make($data['password']),
]);
return $user;
}
protected function redirectTo() {
$role = auth()->user()->role_id;
switch ($role) {
case '3':
return RouteServiceProvider::REF_HOME;
break;
case '1':
//temp set as brand home
return RouteServiceProvider::ADMIN_HOME;
break;
default:
return RouteServiceProvider::HOME;
break;
}
}
}
Home Controller:
class HomeController extends Controller
{
/**
* Create a new controller instance.
*
* #return void
*/
public function __construct()
{
$this->middleware('auth');
}
/**
* Show the application dashboard.
*
* #return \Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Renderable
*/
public function index()
{
return view('home');
RedirectIfAuthenticated Middleware:
class RedirectIfAuthenticated
{
/**
* Handle an incoming request.
*
* #param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
* #param \Closure $next
* #param string|null $guard
* #return mixed
*/
public function handle($request, Closure $next, $guard = null)
{
if (Auth::guard($guard)->check()) {
// User role
$role = Auth::user()->role->name;
switch ($role) {
//role_id = 3
case 'referrer':
return redirect(RouteServiceProvider::REF_HOME);
break;
//role_id = 1
case 'admin':
//temp set as brand home
return redirect(RouteServiceProvider::ADMIN_HOME);
break;
default:
return redirect(RouteServiceProvider::HOME);
break;
}
}
return $next($request);
}
}

Answer 1

your index function in the HomeController has auth and guest middlewares, just use one of them only.