Even with middleware, double-clicking a form can still trigger the request twice if the token isn’t managed per submission. Logs will show both hits.

Problem: middleware runs globally, so it can override the token generated in the controller. Important to understand execution order in Laravel.

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Prevent duplicate form submissions in Laravel without cluttering your controllers. Watch how we handle it with middleware in this episode:

do you prefer middleware or inline form logic for handling one-time submit tokens?

Instead of generating tokens in every form, move the logic into middleware. Cleaner, reusable, centralized.

Middleware isn’t just for auth. You can generate a unique token for each form load to prevent duplicates.

How do you handle double form submissions in your projects: JS, middleware, or both?

Duplicate entries are a common problem in forms. Generating a one-time token per form is a reliable solution

Accidental double submits can corrupt your database. Laravel middleware gives a clean way to prevent this.

what’s something you learned way too late in Laravel?

what’s the first thing you always check when real-time isn’t working?

do you test multi-user flows early
or only when something breaks?

Client to Client Whispering Want more? Explore the library at https://codecourse.comOfficial sitehttps://www.codecourse.comTwitterhttps://twitter.com/teamcodecourse

Most Laravel devs don’t get stuck on WebSockets…

They get stuck on:
“why is my channel failing to authenticate?”

We walked through exactly that in today’s video.

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We just dropped a full breakdown on real-time checkboxes in Laravel.

Not just “here’s how it works”
But the part people get stuck on:

auth + whispering + why nothing connects at first

real-time is where “it works on my machine” starts falling apart

real-time exposes your patterns fast

stuff that felt “simple” suddenly matters a lot more

Most devs use AI tools, but most also don’t fully trust them...

what changed in your code once you added real-time?

I think the weird part isn’t that Laravel makes real-time easy… it’s that we’re used to it being complicated

The next era isn’t prompt ops — it’s persistent autonomous agents running in the background.

what’s one thing beginners focus on too much…
and one thing they don’t focus on enough?

WWDC 2026 is around the corner 👀 what are yall looking forward to this year

Laravel makes real-time feel so easy it almost feels wrong

what’s one thing AI actually improved in your workflow… and one thing it made worse?

what’s something in Laravel you wish someone would just explain better?

First time setting up real-time in Laravel felt… suspicious like you run one command and suddenly it’s working no way that’s it

The “it works on my machine” mindset kills workflows, not features.

I’d rather slow down the queue than lose control of the entire workflow.

Stop thinking in steps. You should be thinking in workflows.

Do you actually test if your system fails cleanly?