Go back URL in Laravel 5.1

Question

How can I get the previous URL visited on the website in Laravel 5.1?

In Laravel 4 I just needed to write it like below:

{{ URL::previous() }}
         


        

Answer 1

The cleanest way seems to be using the url() helper:

{{ url()->previous() }}

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URL::previous() works for me in my Laravel 5.1 project. Here is Laravel 5.1 doc for previous() method, which is accessible through URL Facade.

You can still try alternatives, in your views you can do:

{{ redirect()->getUrlGenerator()->previous() }}

or:

{{ redirect()->back()->getTargetUrl() }}