php - Laravel 5 Auth Redirecting - It works, but is it correct? -

let me try explain this.

if guest goes / directory, welcome. if guest tries go /start directory, redirected log in page.

after guest logs in, redirected /start directory. if logged in user goes / directory, again redirected /start directory. (no need see home page once logged in).

i got working how want, i'm not sure if i'm doing how laravel intends done being there non-dry code in pagescontroller.php. plus, i'm redirecting pagescontroller pagescontroller (doesn't sound follows practices me).

here routes.php:

<?php  route::get('', 'pagescontroller@index');  route::get('start', 'pagescontroller@start');  route::controllers([     'auth' => 'auth\authcontroller',     'password' => 'auth\passwordcontroller' ]); 

here pagescontroller.php:

<?php  namespace app\http\controllers;  use app\howitworksmodel; use app\whatyougetmodel; use app\startcontentmodel; use illuminate\http\request;  use auth; use app\http\requests; use app\http\controllers\controller;  class pagescontroller extends controller {     public function index()     {         if (auth::check()) {             return redirect()->action('pagescontroller@start');         }          $howitworkscontent = howitworksmodel::all();          $whatyougetcontent = whatyougetmodel::all();          return view('pages.index', compact(             'howitworkscontent',             'whatyougetcontent'         ));     }      public function start()     {         if (auth::check()) {             $startcontent = startcontentmodel::all();              return view('pages.start', compact(                 'startcontent'             ));         }          return redirect('/auth/login');     } } 

how can restructure work works having better practices in mind? or i'm doing okay these purposes?

it better done middlewares, using middlewares take authentication resposability of controllers , let worry content, make controllers light , maintainable.

you should use auth middleware