Laravel Social Authentication Example with Google

This project demonstrates how to implement Google OAuth authentication in a Laravel application using Laravel Socialite. It provides a simple and secure way to allow users to log in to your application using their Google accounts.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:

• PHP >= 8.1
• Composer
• MySQL or any other compatible database
• Node.js and npm (for frontend assets)
• Google Cloud Console account

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/social-auth-example.git
cd social-auth-example

2. Install PHP dependencies:

composer install

3. Install and compile frontend dependencies:

npm install
npm run dev

4. Create a copy of the .env file:

cp .env.example .env

5. Generate application key:

php artisan key:generate

6. Configure your database in the .env file:

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
DB_USERNAME=your_database_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password

7. Run database migrations:

php artisan migrate

Google OAuth Configuration

1. Go to the Google Cloud Console

2. Create a new project or select an existing one

3. Enable the Google+ API

4. Go to Credentials → Create Credentials → OAuth Client ID

5. Configure the OAuth consent screen

6. Create OAuth 2.0 Client ID credentials

7. Add your application URLs to the authorized redirect URIs:

   • http://localhost:8000/auth/google/callback (for local development)
   • https://yourdomain.com/auth/google/callback (for production)

8. Add the following to your .env file:

GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id_here
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret_here
GOOGLE_REDIRECT_URI=http://localhost:8000/auth/google/callback

Running the Application

1. Start the Laravel development server:

php artisan serve

2. Visit http://localhost:8000 in your browser

Usage

1. Click on the "Login with Google" button
2. Select your Google account
3. Allow the requested permissions
4. You will be redirected back to the application and logged in

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests.

License

This project is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.