In Laravel, a cookie is a small piece of data stored on the user’s browser, used to remember information between requests — like login status, preferences, or cart items. Laravel provides a convenient, secure way to set, get, and delete cookies.
Key Features of Laravel Cookies
- Automatically encrypted and signed for security
- Can be read/write across multiple requests
- Supports expiration time, HTTP-only, and secure flags
Cookie Syntax Overview
1. Create / Set a Cookie
You can use the cookie() helper function:
app/Http/Controllers/CookieController.php
$cookie = cookie('name', 'John', 60); // name, value, minutes
return response('Cookie set')->cookie($cookie);
2. Read a Cookie
$name = request()->cookie('name');
3. Delete a Cookie
Set the expiration time to -1:
return response('Cookie deleted')->cookie('name', '', -1);
Laravel Cookie Example in Controller
app/Http/Controllers/CookieController.php
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cookie;
public function setCookie()
{
Cookie::queue('user_id', '123', 30); // Store for 30 minutes
return response('Cookie has been set');
}
public function getCookie()
{
$userId = Cookie::get('user_id');
return response("User ID from cookie: $userId");
}
Cookie Configuration File
You can manage global cookie settings in:
config/session.php
Important settings:
'secure' => env('SESSION_SECURE_COOKIE', false)'http_only' => true'same_site' => 'lax'
