laravel 4 Undefined index: password - php

Question

My code used to work properly but now there is an error
(ErrorException (E_NOTICE)Undefined index: password)
I really dont know why, so if you know please help me. I searched google for similar exceptions and try everything I see but still no success ... Here is my code
route.php
Route::resource('login', 'LoginController');
LoginController
public function store(){
/*$credentials = array(
'username' => Input::get('username'),
'password' => Hash::make(Input::get('password')),
);*/
if(Auth::attempt(['active' => 1])) {
// if(Auth::attempt($credentials)){
if(Auth::attempt(Input::only('username', 'password'))){
return Auth::user();
//return Redirect::back()->with('message','You are now logged in!');
//return Redirect::to('/')->with('message','You are now logged in!');
}
else{
//$errors = ['password' => "Username and/or password invalid."];
//return Redirect::back()->withErrors($errors)->withInput(Input::except('password'));
return 'Failed~';
}
}
else{
//$errors = ['password' => "Please check your email to activate your account"];
//return Redirect::back()->withErrors($errors)->withInput(Input::except('password'));
return 'Failed~';
}
}
}
View login/create.blade.php
#section('content')
<div class="col-lg-3"></div>
<div class="form col-lg-6 box">
{{ Form::open(['route' => 'login.store'], array('class' => 'form-horizontal')) }}
{{-- #if ($error = $errors->first('password'))
<div class="alert alert-danger">
{{ $error }}
</div>
#endif--}}
<div class="input-group form-group-md">
<span class="input-group-addon"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></i></span>
{{ Form::text('username', null,['class' => 'form-control','autofocus'=>'autofocus', 'placeholder' => 'Username']) }}
</div>
<div class="input-group form-group-md">
<span class="input-group-addon"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-lock"></i></span>
{{ Form::password('password', array('class' => 'form-control', 'placeholder' => 'Password')) }}
</div>
<div class="form-group-md">
Forgot your password?
</div>
<div class="form-group-md">
{{ Form::submit('Log In', array('class' => 'login navbar-btn btn-block form-control', 'autofocus'=>'autofocus')) }}
</div>
<div class="question form-group-md">
{{ Form::label('register', 'Do not have an account?! ') }} Register here!
</div>
{{ Form::close() }}
</div>
<div class="col-lg-3"> </div>
#stop
error

Answer 1

Rewrite your code as below.
$username = Input::get('username');
$password = Input::get('password');
// You also may add extra conditions to the authenticating query
if (Auth::attempt(array('username' => $username, 'password' => $password, 'active' => 1)))
{
// The user is active, not suspended, and exists.
}else{
// user not exist or suspended
}
Refer this link also.

Answer 2

The problem is that the validateCredentials method which is belongs to your class provider EloquentUserProvider expects that the $credentials array have array element called password and expects it to be hashed .
as shown here :
/**
* Validate a user against the given credentials.
*
* #param \Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable $user
* #param array $credentials
* #return bool
*/
public function validateCredentials(UserContract $user, array $credentials)
{
$plain = $credentials['password'];
return $this->hasher->check($plain, $user->getAuthPassword());
}
and you in your code are sending wrong array in the first attempt call
if(Auth::attempt(['active' => 1]))
to solve this you may have to rewrite your code some thing like this ,
public function store()
{
$credentials = array(
'username' => Input::get('username'),
'password' => Hash::make(Input::get('password')),
'active' => 1
);
if(Auth::attempt($credentials)) {
return Auth::user();
} else {
return 'Failed~';
}
}