Introduction to request throttling in Laravel can be a key element in protecting your application against abuse and potential DoS attacks. Laravel offers a simple yet powerful rate limiting mechanism that allows for easy management of the number of requests a user can make within a specified period. This guide will walk you through the process of implementing request throttling in your Laravel application, step by step.
Step 1: Cache Configuration
Laravel uses the cache to store information about the number of made requests. Ensure that your cache configuration is correctly set in the config/cache.php file. You can use the default cache driver or specify another if necessary (read on).
'default' => 'file', // Default cache driver
'limiter' => 'redis', // Optional driver for rate limiterIf you do not have Redis or do not plan to use it, Laravel offers flexibility in choosing different cache drivers to handle request throttling. Laravel supports several cache drivers such as file, database, memcached, and even array, though the last one is not recommended for production environments. Here’s how you can configure and use request throttling without Redis:
