Laravel 9 user Activity log example; In this tutorial, we will learn how to create user activity log in laravel 9 apps.
First of all, we know about boostrap ui and auth package. In the Laravel 9 adds boostrap ui and auth package for login, register, logout, reset password, forget password, email verification, two-factor authentication, session management.
Laravel 9 User Activity Log Example
Follow the following steps to create user activity log in laravel 9 apps:
- Step 1 – Install Laravel 9 App
- Step 2 – Database Configuration
- Step 3 – Install Laravel UI
- Step 4 – Install Bootstrap Auth Scaffolding
- Step 5 – Install Npm Packages
- Step 6 – Install And Configure User Activity Log Package
- Step 7 – Run PHP artisan Migrate
- Step 8 – Run Development Server
- Step 9 – Test This App
Step 1 – Install Laravel 9 App
In step 1, open terminal and navigate to local web server directory using the following command:
//for windows user cd xampp/htdocs //for ubuntu user cd var/www/html
Then install laravel latest application using the following command:
composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel Blog
Step 2 – Database Configuration
In step 2, open downloaded laravel app into any text editor. Then find .env file and configure database detail like following:
DB_CONNECTION=mysql DB_HOST=127.0.0.1 DB_PORT=3306 DB_DATABASE=db name DB_USERNAME=db user name DB_PASSWORD=db password
Step 3 – Install Laravel UI
In step 3, install LARAVEL ui package in laravel app by using the following command:
composer require laravel/ui
Step 4 – Install Bootstrap Auth Scaffolding
In step 4, install auth scaffolding bootstrap package in laravel app by using the following command:
php artisan ui bootstrap --auth
Step 5 – Install Npm Packages
In step 5, open again command prompt and type the following command to install node js:
npm install
Then type the following command on cmd to run npm:
npm run dev
Step 6 – Install And Configure User Activity Log Package
In this step, open terminal and execute the following command to install user activity log package:
composer require haruncpi/laravel-user-activity php artisan user-activity:install
After that, visit app/models directory and open user.php model and add the following line of code into it:
<?php
namespace App\Models;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\MustVerifyEmail;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
use Laravel\Fortify\TwoFactorAuthenticatable;
use Laravel\Jetstream\HasProfilePhoto;
use Laravel\Sanctum\HasApiTokens;
use Haruncpi\LaravelUserActivity\Traits\Loggable;
class User extends Authenticatable
{
use HasApiTokens;
use HasFactory;
use HasProfilePhoto;
use Notifiable;
use TwoFactorAuthenticatable;
use Loggable;
/**
* The attributes that are mass assignable.
*
* @var array
*/
protected $fillable = [
'name',
'email',
'password',
];
/**
* The attributes that should be hidden for arrays.
*
* @var array
*/
protected $hidden = [
'password',
'remember_token',
'two_factor_recovery_codes',
'two_factor_secret',
];
/**
* The attributes that should be cast to native types.
*
* @var array
*/
protected $casts = [
'email_verified_at' => 'datetime',
];
/**
* The accessors to append to the model's array form.
*
* @var array
*/
protected $appends = [
'profile_photo_url',
];
}
Step 7 – Run php artisan Migrate
In step 7, open terminal and type the following command on it to create database table:
php artisan migrate
Step 8 – Run Development Server
In step 8, use the following command to start the development server:
php artisan serve
Step 9 – Test This App
Now, open browser and hit the following url on it:
http://127.0.0.1:8000/
If we want to check user activity log, we can hit the following url on browser:
http://example.com/admin/user-activity
Note that, we can also delete user activity log by executing the following command on terminal:
//for 7 days php artisan user-activity:delete //for 30 days php artisan user-activity:delete 30 //for all days php artisan user-activity:delete all
