🚫 Laravel 12 Restrict/Block User Access from IP Address

This repository provides a complete example of how to block or restrict user access using IP addresses in Laravel 12.
You will learn how to create custom middleware, register it properly, and apply IP filtering to routes to enhance the security of your Laravel application.

🔗 Full Tutorial:
https://itstuffsolutiotions.io/laravel-12-restrict-block-user-access-from-ip-address/

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📌 Features

• Block specific user IP addresses
• Allow only selected (whitelisted) IPs
• Use custom Laravel middleware
• Apply restrictions to single routes or route groups
• Easy to integrate into any Laravel 12 project
• Clean and developer-friendly example

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📂 Included Code

✔️ Custom Middleware (BlockIpMiddleware)

Handles IP restriction logic.

✔️ Bootstrap/app.php Middleware Registration

Ensures middleware is active in the HTTP lifecycle.

✔️ Route Middleware Usage

Protect specific routes/systems from blocked IPs.

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🚀 How to Use

1️⃣ Create Middleware

php artisan make:middleware BlockIpMiddleware