function($id) { return User::find($id); }, /* |-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Retrieve Users By Username |-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | This method is called by the Auth::check() method when attempting to | retrieve a user by their username. | | You are free to change this method for your application however you wish. | | Note: This method must return an object that has an "id" and a "password" | property. The type of object returned doesn't matter. | */ 'by_username' => function($username) { return User::where('email', '=', $username)->first(); }, );