How to Implement Role-Based Authentication in Laravel 11 with Custom Middleware
In Laravel 11, you can easily restrict access to routes and features based on user roles without setting up multiple authentication guards. This approach uses a single web guard and a custom middleware to check a role column. It's ideal for apps needing simple user tiers (e.g., user, editor, admin) and avoids the complexity of multi-guard setups (separate logins/tables). For advanced RBAC, consider packages like Spatie Laravel-Permission.
