Automate Date-Wise Website Restrictions in Laravel with Middleware

Steps for Implementing Date-Based Restriction in Laravel

1. Create a Restriction View

First, create the restriction page (restriction.blade.php) in the resources/views folder.

File: resources/views/restriction.blade.php

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Restricted</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ asset('css/restriction.css') }}">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<h1>Website Restricted By Developer</h1>
<p>Due To Incomplete Payments Of Development.</p>
<p>If you are a site owner, contact the developer and make payment until <strong>10th October 2024</strong>.</p>
<p>After this date, all data of the website will be lost.</p>
<button onclick="alert('Contact Developer')">About Dev.</button>
</div>
</body>
</html>

2. Add Restriction Styles

Add the restriction.css file to the public/css directory.

File: public/css/restriction.css

body {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
height: 100vh;
background-color: #1a1a1a;
color: #f2f2f2;
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
}

.container {
text-align: center;
border: 2px solid #f00;
padding: 20px;
background: #2e2e2e;
border-radius: 10px;
box-shadow: 0 0 15px #f00;
}

h1 {
color: #ff3b3b;
font-size: 2rem;
margin-bottom: 10px;
}

p {
font-size: 1rem;
margin: 10px 0;
}

button {
background-color: #ff3b3b;
color: #fff;
border: none;
padding: 10px 20px;
font-size: 1rem;
cursor: pointer;
border-radius: 5px;
}

button:hover {
background-color: #d32f2f;
}

3. Create Middleware for Restriction

Create a middleware to check the current date and restrict access after the specified date

Run the following command in your terminal to create middleware:

php artisan make:middleware RestrictionMiddleware

Update the middleware logic in app/Http/Middleware/RestrictionMiddleware.php:

File: app/Http/Middleware/RestrictionMiddleware.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Middleware;

use Closure;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class RestrictionMiddleware
{
public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next)
{
// Set the restriction date
$restrictionDate = now()->create('2024-10-10 23:59:59');

// Check current date and redirect if past the restriction date
if (now()->greaterThan($restrictionDate)) {
return response()->view('restriction');
}

return $next($request);
}
}

4. Register Middleware

File: app/Http/Kernel.php

protected $middlewareGroups = [
'web' => [
// Other middleware...
\App\Http\Middleware\RestrictionMiddleware::class,
],
];

5. Test the Implementation

After the restriction date (10th October 2024), any request to your Laravel website will show the restriction page.
Before the date, the site will function normally.

Optional Customization

If you want to apply the restriction only to specific routes, use route-specific middleware instead of adding it to the web middleware group.
To customize the restriction message dynamically, pass data to the restriction.blade.php view.

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