. */ namespace App\Http\Middleware; use Closure; use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth; class ForceLogoutMiddleware { /** * Handle an incoming request. * * @param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request * @param \Closure $next * @return mixed */ public function handle($request, Closure $next) { if (Auth::user()->isBanned()) { Auth::logout(); $request->session()->flash('error', 'Error: Your session has been forcefully terminated. Please try again in a few days.'); return redirect('/'); } return $next($request); } }