TokenMismatchException in VerifyCsrfToken.php line 67 - How to disable middleware and set that to be default
<p>I'm studying Laravel through videos. I made a view with only a textbox and a submit button. After I clicked submit button, I have TokenMismatchException in VerifyCsrfToken.php line 67 error.</p>

<pre><code>TokenMismatchException in VerifyCsrfToken.php line 67:

C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel_tut\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\VerifyCsrfToken.php line 67:
in VerifyCsrfToken.php line 67
at VerifyCsrfToken-&gt;handle(object(Request), object(Closure))
at call_user_func_array(array(object(VerifyCsrfToken), 'handle'), array(object(Request), object(Closure))) in Pipeline.php line 136
at Pipeline-&gt;Illuminate\Pipeline\{closure}(object(Request))
at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 32
at Pipeline-&gt;Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(object(Request)) in ShareErrorsFromSession.php line 49
at ShareErrorsFromSession-&gt;handle(object(Request), object(Closure))
at call_user_func_array(array(object(ShareErrorsFromSession), 'handle'), array(object(Request), object(Closure))) in Pipeline.php line 136
at Pipeline-&gt;Illuminate\Pipeline\{closure}(object(Request))
at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 32
at Pipeline-&gt;Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(object(Request)) in StartSession.php line 62
at StartSession-&gt;handle(object(Request), object(Closure))
at call_user_func_array(array(object(StartSession), 'handle'), array(object(Request), object(Closure))) in Pipeline.php line 136
at Pipeline-&gt;Illuminate\Pipeline\{closure}(object(Request))
at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 32
at Pipeline-&gt;Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(object(Request)) in AddQueuedCookiesToResponse.php line 37
at AddQueuedCookiesToResponse-&gt;handle(object(Request), object(Closure))
at call_user_func_array(array(object(AddQueuedCookiesToResponse), 'handle'), array(object(Request), object(Closure))) in Pipeline.php line 136
at Pipeline-&gt;Illuminate\Pipeline\{closure}(object(Request))
at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 32
at Pipeline-&gt;Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(object(Request)) in EncryptCookies.php line 59
at EncryptCookies-&gt;handle(object(Request), object(Closure))
at call_user_func_array(array(object(EncryptCookies), 'handle'), array(object(Request), object(Closure))) in Pipeline.php line 136
at Pipeline-&gt;Illuminate\Pipeline\{closure}(object(Request))
at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 32
at Pipeline-&gt;Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(object(Request))
at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 103
at Pipeline-&gt;then(object(Closure)) in Router.php line 726
at Router-&gt;runRouteWithinStack(object(Route), object(Request)) in Router.php line 699
at Router-&gt;dispatchToRoute(object(Request)) in Router.php line 675
at Router-&gt;dispatch(object(Request)) in Kernel.php line 246
at Kernel-&gt;Illuminate\Foundation\Http\{closure}(object(Request))
at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 52
at Pipeline-&gt;Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(object(Request)) in CheckForMaintenanceMode.php line 44
at CheckForMaintenanceMode-&gt;handle(object(Request), object(Closure))
at call_user_func_array(array(object(CheckForMaintenanceMode), 'handle'), array(object(Request), object(Closure))) in Pipeline.php line 136
at Pipeline-&gt;Illuminate\Pipeline\{closure}(object(Request))
at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 32
at Pipeline-&gt;Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(object(Request))
at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 103
at Pipeline-&gt;then(object(Closure)) in Kernel.php line 132
at Kernel-&gt;sendRequestThroughRouter(object(Request)) in Kernel.php line 99
at Kernel-&gt;handle(object(Request)) in index.php line 54
</code></pre>

<p>I have PostsController:</p>

<pre><code>//PostsController
&lt;?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

use App\Http\Requests;

class PostsController extends Controller
{
    ...

    public function create()
    {
        //
        return view('posts.create');
    }

    public function store(Request $request)
    {
        //
        return $request-&gt;all();
    }
    ...
}
</code></pre>

<p>routes.php:</p>

<pre><code>Route::resource('/posts', 'PostsController');
Route::group(['middleware'=&gt;['web']],function(){

});
</code></pre>

<p>create.blade.php:</p>

<pre><code>@extends('layouts.app')

@section('content')

&lt;form method="post" action="/posts"&gt;
    &lt;input type="text" name="title" placeholder="Enter title"&gt;
    &lt;input type="submit" name="submit"&gt;
&lt;/form&gt;
</code></pre>

<p>I googled and most solutions suggest adding:</p>

<pre><code>&lt; meta name="csrf-token" content="{{ csrf_token() }}" /&gt;
</code></pre>

<p>but I didn't see the tutor add this line. I noticed that in his route:list, his middleware column's values are empty while mine are 'web'</p>

<pre><code>$ php artisan route:list
+--------+-----------+--------------------+---------------+----------------------------------------------+------------+
| Domain | Method    | URI                | Name          | Action                                       | Middleware |
+--------+-----------+--------------------+---------------+----------------------------------------------+------------+
|        | GET|HEAD  | insert             |               | Closure                                      | web        |
|        | POST      | posts              | posts.store   | App\Http\Controllers\PostsController@store   | web        |
|        | GET|HEAD  | posts              | posts.index   | App\Http\Controllers\PostsController@index   | web        |
|        | GET|HEAD  | posts/create       | posts.create  | App\Http\Controllers\PostsController@create  | web        |
|        | DELETE    | posts/{posts}      | posts.destroy | App\Http\Controllers\PostsController@destroy | web        |
|        | PUT|PATCH | posts/{posts}      | posts.update  | App\Http\Controllers\PostsController@update  | web        |
|        | GET|HEAD  | posts/{posts}      | posts.show    | App\Http\Controllers\PostsController@show    | web        |
|        | GET|HEAD  | posts/{posts}/edit | posts.edit    | App\Http\Controllers\PostsController@edit    | web        |
+--------+-----------+--------------------+---------------+----------------------------------------------+------------+
</code></pre>

<p>I assume that if I can disable this middleware, the problem will be solved. However, I also didn't see the tutor do the disable step in any of his project, so I think he set it by default, so the middleware is always disabled in any project. Am I thinking the right way to fix this VerifyCsrfToken error? If so, how can I disabled middleware and set that to be default for other project? I'm using Laravel 5.2.39 and NetBeans IDE.</p>

<p>This is the tutor's route:list</p>

<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vqlvt.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vqlvt.png" alt="tutor&#39;s route:list"></a></p>