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A Laravel middleware package that enforces secure web behavior like automatic HTTPS redirection, forcing or removing www., and setting the HSTS header for stricter browser security. Built for simplicity, flexibility, and modern Laravel projects.

✨ Features

• 🔐 Automatically redirects all HTTP traffic to HTTPS (AlwaysUseHTTPS)
• 🌐 Forces all URLs to remove the www. prefix (ForceNonWWW)
• 🌐 Or forces all URLs to use the www. prefix (ForceWWW)
• 🔒 Adds HTTP Strict Transport Security headers (EnableHSTS)
• 📦 Easy to install via Composer
• 🚀 Works out-of-the-box with Laravel's middleware stack

📦 Installation

Install the package using Composer:

composer require mohdraquib/laravel-secure-middleware

🧩 Usage

Register the middleware in your Laravel application's app/Http/Kernel.php.

➕ Add to Global Middleware Stack

use MohdRaquib\SecureMiddleware\AlwaysUseHTTPS;
use MohdRaquib\SecureMiddleware\EnableHSTS;
use MohdRaquib\SecureMiddleware\ForceNonWWW;
// or use ForceWWW instead of ForceNonWWW

protected $middleware = [
    // ...
    AlwaysUseHTTPS::class,
    EnableHSTS::class,
    ForceNonWWW::class, // or ForceWWW::class
];

➕ Or Register as Route Middleware

protected $routeMiddleware = [
    'https.redirect' => \MohdRaquib\SecureMiddleware\AlwaysUseHTTPS::class,
    'hsts' => \MohdRaquib\SecureMiddleware\EnableHSTS::class,
    'remove.www' => \MohdRaquib\SecureMiddleware\ForceNonWWW::class,
    'force.www' => \MohdRaquib\SecureMiddleware\ForceWWW::class,
];

Then apply to specific routes:

Route::get('/secure', function () {
    return 'Secure Route';
})->middleware(['https.redirect', 'hsts', 'remove.www']);

🧱 Middleware Details

AlwaysUseHTTPS

Redirects all HTTP requests to their HTTPS equivalents. Prevents unsecured traffic automatically.

EnableHSTS

Adds the Strict-Transport-Security header to all secure (HTTPS) responses to instruct browsers to always use HTTPS.

ForceNonWWW

Redirects all www.example.com URLs to example.com, maintaining SEO consistency and simplifying domain access.

ForceWWW

Redirects all example.com URLs to www.example.com, if you prefer using the www. subdomain.

🔄 Example Redirects

• http://www.example.com/test → https://example.com/test
• https://example.com/test → https://www.example.com/test (if using ForceWWW)

📄 License

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.

👤 Author

Mohammad Raquib
GitHub

Secure your Laravel application in seconds with smart middleware!