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bizhub/impersonate
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Impersonate a Laravel user

0.2(9y ago)25.5k↓100%1MITPHPPHP >=5.6.4

Since Oct 20Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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Impersonate a Laravel user
==========================

[](#impersonate-a-laravel-user)

Authenticate as another user while maintaining previous authentication.

This works by using Laravels `Auth::onceUsingId()` feature where you can authenticate as a user for that request only. A middleware will check if you're impersonating via a session variable and activate `Auth::onceUsingId()` for every request until you stop impersonating.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

### 1. Composer

[](#1-composer)

Execute the following command to get the latest version of the package:

```
composer require bizhub/impersonate

```

### 2. Laravel

[](#2-laravel)

Add `CheckIfImpersonating` middleware to `app\Http\Kernel.php`

```
  protected $middlewareGroups = [
      'web' => [
          // ...

          \Bizhub\Impersonate\Middleware\CheckIfImpersonating::class,
      ]
  ];
```

Add `CanImpersonate` trait to your `User` model

```
namespace App;

use Bizhub\Impersonate\Traits\CanImpersonate;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;

class User extends Authenticatable
{
    use CanImpersonate;

    // ...
}
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
// Retrieve your user model
$user = User::find(1);

// Start impersonating
$user->impersonate();

// Redirect/reload the page

// ...

// Stop impersonating
Auth::user()->stopImpersonating();
```

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~152 days

Total

2

Last Release

3339d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0472059fd00a788248c7f2fb2d209121e0f29d3b4086614685c70ed13558c038?d=identicon)[Bizhub](/maintainers/Bizhub)

---

Top Contributors

[![bizhub](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1683367?v=4)](https://github.com/bizhub "bizhub (8 commits)")

---

Tags

authenticationbizhublaravellaravel-usersphplaravelimpersonatebizhub

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