bcrypt($value, $options = []) The bcrypt function will return a hashed representation of the given $value . The bcrypt function also accepts an array of $options which can be used to affect how the hash is computed. Each invocation of the bcrypt...

config($key = null, $default = null) The config helper function is a versatile function. If the supplied $key and $default value are both null, such as in the following method call: the return value will be, by default, an instance of...

csrf_field() The csrf_field function can be used to generate a hidden HTML element containing the value of the CSRF token. For example, the following HTML code can be greatly simplified using the function: can be simplified to just: or with Blade...

csrf_token() The csrf_token (cross-site request forgery token) function is a shortcut for retrieving the CSRF token from the session storage. The following is an example of what the csrf_token function may output: CSRF Token The CSRF token is...

decrypt($value) The decrypt helper function can be used to decrypt a given $value . The function resolves the configured Illuminate\Contracts\Encryption\Encrypter implementation from the Service Container and then calls the decrypt method on the...

encrypt($value) The encrypt helper function can be used to encrypt a given $value . The function resolves the configured Illuminate\Contracts\Encryption\Encrypter implementation from the Service Container and then calls the encrypt method on the...

env($key, $default = null) The env function can be used to get an environment variables value. If an environment value with the given $key exists, its value will be returned. If the given $key does not exist, the $default value will be returned...