How to get and save user location upon login in Laravel

Install Location package

composer require stevebauman/location

Publish config file

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="StevebaumanLocationLocationServiceProvider"

Create a migration and Add additional fields in Users Table

php artisan make:migration add_locationinfo_to_users_table --table=users

$table->string('userCity')->nullable();
$table->string('userCountry')->nullable();
$table->string('userLongitude')->nullable();
$table->string('userLatitude')->nullable();
$table->string('userIp')->nullable();

Run the migration

Run the migration

Open and Set location config file for localhost testing in config/location.php

'testing' => [
'enabled' => env('LOCATION_TESTING', true),
'ip' => '66.102.0.0',
],

Edit function index in HomeController

public function index(Request $request)
{
$curuser = Auth()->user()->id;
$currentUserInfo = Location::get();
$updLocation = User::where('id','=',$curuser)->first();
$updLocation->userIP = $currentUserInfo->ip;
$updLocation->userCity = $currentUserInfo->cityName;
$updLocation->userCountry = $currentUserInfo->countryName;
$updLocation->userLongitude = $currentUserInfo->longitude;
$updLocation->userLatitude = $currentUserInfo->latitude;
$updLocation->save();
return view('home');
}