Let’s create a Helpers directory under app and create a Helper.php file. These is an example:
<?php
function is_ssl($cf=false){
if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO']) && $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO'] == 'https'){
if($cf) return true;
$_SERVER['HTTPS'] = 'on';
}
if($cf) return false;
return isset($_SERVER['HTTPS']);
}
function https(){
return is_ssl()?'https':'http';
}
If you are using a class and its methods are your helpers you can start the file with namespace declaration.
namespace App\Helpers;
Using service providers to load file
php artisan make:provider HelperServiceProvider
Result:
Administrator@tutorialspots MINGW64 /d/AppServ/www/tutorialspots $ php artisan make:provider HelperServiceProvider ←[32mProvider created successfully.←[39m
This command will create file:
app/Providers/HelperServiceProvider.php
You can code your custom register method:
public function register()
{
foreach (glob(app_path() . '/Helpers/*.php') as $file) {
require_once($file);
}
}
add this line:
App\Providers\HelperServiceProvider::class,
to your config/app.php
If your helper file use a class and you have specified namespace, you must add this line:
'Helper' => App\Helpers\Helper::class,
to your config/app.php
Done, now you can user all functions and class in your helper files anywhere.
