What is this?
A Laravel package that lets you manage user permissions and roles through your database, and checks them via Laravel's built-in Gate system.
A Laravel package that lets you manage user permissions and roles through your database, and checks them via Laravel's built-in Gate system.Is this a standalone app or a package I add to my Laravel project?It's a Composer package you install into an existing Laravel application, not a standalone app.
It's a Composer package you install into an existing Laravel application, not a standalone app.How do I add it to my Laravel project?Install it via Composer and follow the package's documentation for installation and upgrade guidance (migrations, config publishing, etc.).
Install it via Composer and follow the package's documentation for installation and upgrade guidance (migrations, config publishing, etc.).Do I need anything beyond Laravel itself?Just a Laravel app with a database, since roles and permissions are stored there and hooked into Laravel's authorization system.
Just a Laravel app with a database, since roles and permissions are stored there and hooked into Laravel's authorization system.How do permission checks actually work once it's installed?All permissions get registered on Laravel's Gate, so you check them using Laravel's standard `can()` function instead of a custom API.
All permissions get registered on Laravel's Gate, so you check them using Laravel's standard `can()` function instead of a custom API.How is this different from Bouncer or Laratrust?They are alternative Laravel permission packages with different tradeoffs: Bouncer is also well-regarded, Laratrust adds team support, and Entrust offers wildcard pattern matching, while laravel-permission focuses on a simple database-backed role/permission model integrated with Laravel's Gate.
They are alternative Laravel permission packages with different tradeoffs: Bouncer is also well-regarded, Laratrust adds team support, and Entrust offers wildcard pattern matching, while laravel-permission focuses on a simple database-backed role/permission model integrated with Laravel's Gate.Where did the idea for this package come from?It's heavily based on Jeffrey Way's Laracasts lessons on permissions and roles, with the original code available in a separate repo.
It's heavily based on Jeffrey Way's Laracasts lessons on permissions and roles, with the original code available in a separate repo.What are similar projects?casbin, jwt-auth, laravel, framework, halofy, filament, livewire, aspnetboilerplate
casbin, jwt-auth, laravel, framework, halofy, filament, livewire, aspnetboilerplateWhich topics is it in?permission, access-control, authorization, laravel, rbac, web-framework, php, backend, database, security, server, library
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