How to set laravel 5.3 logout redirect path?

Is there no elegant solution to redirect to a specific page after logging out in Laravel 5.3?

The function being called is from the trait AuthenticatesUsers:

public function logout(Request $request)
{
    $this->guard()->logout();

    $request->session()->flush();

    $request->session()->regenerate();

    return redirect('/');
}

This is a default function from the core of laravel. So I have to override the whole function I cannot edit the core. But isn't there a more simpler solution, cause it feel like overkill to manually logout, flush and regenerate again.

Worked the answers out in an article: https://codeneverlied.com/how-to-set-logout-redirect-path-in-laravel-5-8-and-before/

Solution 1:

This is how I did it. In Auth\LoginController you have:

use AuthenticatesUsers;

Change it to:

use AuthenticatesUsers {
    logout as performLogout;
}

Then, define a new logout() method in your LoginController:

public function logout(Request $request)
{
    $this->performLogout($request);
    return redirect()->route('your_route');
}

Sure, regular logout() method in that trait has only 3 lines (used to log users out of the system) so you can copy them to your method, but you should always follow the DRY principle (don't repeat yourself) and re-use as much code as you can.

Solution 2:

Laravel > 5.7

The accepted answer is fine, but you can completely bypass touching any of the logout logic by simply overwriting the loggedOut method:

// App\Http\Controllers\Auth\LoginController.php
protected function loggedOut(Request $request) {
    return redirect('/where/ever/you/want/to/go');
}

Solution 3:

I would inherit LoginController and override the logout function coming from the trait in there:

LoginController.php -> leave that as it is.

MyLoginController.php:

class MyLoginController extends LoginController {

protected $redirectAfterLogout = '/goodbye';

    public function logout(Request $request)
    {
        $this->guard()->logout();
        $request->session()->flush();
        $request->session()->regenerate();
        return redirect($this->redirectAfterLogout);
    }
}

Of course, you should remember to update your Auth routes accordingly.