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Laravel 5.2 : Slightly different ways of declaring "middlewares"?

In Laravel 5.2, below are two different kinds of declarations for middlewares in Groups.

Route::group(['middleware' => 'web'], function () {
});

Route::group(['middleware' => ['web']], function () {
});

I've seen these two different things through Googling. What is the difference between them please?

Thank you.

Solution

  • Route::group(['middleware' => 'web'], function () { });

    This uses only web middleware. If you want to use multiple middlewares, you have to write like this:

    Route::group(['middleware' => ['web']], function () { });

    Then you can add another middleware, for example admin middleware:

    Route::group(['middleware' => ['web', 'admin']], function () { });

    Anyway, if you want to use only a middleware i think is better write the first.