POST data from android using Volley to Laravel5 - php

Question

I'm having problems on what URL to be used to link to the php scripts in Laravel5 which I'm running at localhost at the moment. I have created a function in my controller to handle the request. Here is the function:
public function mobile_validator(Request $request) {
$method = $request->method();
if($method == 'POST') {
$username = $request->username;
$password = $request->password;
$user = DB::table('users')->get();
foreach($user as $i) {
if($username == $i->email and $password == $i->password) {
return 'success';
}
else {
return 'failure';
}
}
}
I have also created a route in my route.php.
Route::get('/mobilevalidator', 'AuthController#mobile_validator');
This is my URL in android:
private static final String LOGIN_URL = "http://10.0.2.2:8000/mobilevalidator/";
Now when I login in my app it displays the error com.android.volley.timeouterror
Is the URL correct in defining the php script in Laravel?

Answer 1

In your routes you defined a
Route::get
That means that this route is listening to the GET method. In your controller you specify
$method = $request->method();
if($method == 'POST') {
Which means your controller is actually only returning stuff you have a POST which will ofcourse never happen since your route calling your controller is only listening to GET
You can complety remove the check of the method. A controller method can only be called if you map the route to it. If you want to also support POST simply add
Route::post( ... )
A little hint:
Try to use PostMan or any other RestClient to test your Routes before using them in your app. Also don't forget to remove the web middleware in laravel - otherwise you will also need to add the csrf token to your request.