Role user laravel - php

Question

I use this code in my controller LOGIN and they are role type in my database: $users->isAdmin() $users->isOwner() $users->isMember()
public function dologin(Request $request){
$users = new Users;
$email = $request->input('u_email');
$password = $users->setPasswordAttribute($request->input('pwd1'));
//get user id from email
$user_id = $users->get_user_from_email($email);
foreach($user_id as $u){
$u_type = $u->u_type;
}
// Check validation
if (auth()->attempt(['u_email' => $email, 'password' => $password] )){
if($users->isAdmin() == $u_type){
return redirect('admin');
}
if($users->isOwner() == $u_type){
}
if($users->isMember() == $u_type){
}
}else{
}
}
Code in Users Model
public function isAdmin(){
return 0 ;
}
public function isOwner(){
return 1 ;
}
public function isMember(){
return 2;
}
My question:
-how to store role in session for logged in dashboard?
-how to declare in controller this role
Thanks you for all help
Note: the role type are integer 0, 1 and 2. I don't use enum type in my database for this role but integer

Answer 1

To use session in pages, make sure at the start of the page you have session_start(); (before any HTML tag).
After that, when he is logging in and everything is allright set $_SESSION["u_type"]=$u_type; and you can refer to it until you destroy your session.
To check in dashboard if he is admin, owner or member just check
//don't forget session_start(); at the begging of your file
if($_SESSION["u_type"]==0)
//admin
else if($_SESSION["u_type"]==1)
//owner
else if($_SESSION["u_type"]==2)
//member