How do I use OpenID and implement it in my Laravel app?
authentication, laravel, laravel-4, openid, php
Solution
Don't look elsewhere! I suggest you to delve into the following series by Philip Brown:
- Adding Social Authentication to a Laravel 4 application Part 1.
- Adding Social Authentication to a Laravel 4 application Part 2.
- Adding Social Authentication to a Laravel 4 application Part 3.
Problem
I'm learning Laravel slowly and am trying to figure out how to implement OpenID for my app so I can allow users to sign in either using Google/Facebook/Twitter or the site's own registration system. I (personally) find the documentation for OpenID is frustratingly lacking (even the official "getting started" just points to a bunch of plugins and leaves it at that). I am really struggling to figure it out. This is my first time even trying to tango with OpenID and I want to do this properly. If anyone could either provide me with some detailed guide or help me along with this, I would really appreciate it.