Now we will list the user that are online using Laravel. Follow the below steps.

1. Install Laravel Project. Type the below code in your terminal.

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel UsersOnline

After installation you can see something like below image.

2. Now Install Auth. To Install Auth type below command in your terminal.

composer require laravel/ui

php artisan ui vue --auth

npm install

npm run dev

3. Create Middleware. To create middleware type below command in terminal.

php artisan make:middleware OnlineStatus

4. Add the below code in Middleware OnlineStatus in app/Http/Middleware/OnlineStatus.

  public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next)
    {
        if(Auth::check()){
            $expiresAt = Carbon::now()->addMinutes(5);
            Cache::put('user-online-'.Auth::user()->id,true,$expiresAt);
        }
        return $next($request);
    }

5. Go to Kernel.php . You will find kernel.php in app/Http/Kernel.php*. Write the below line in web array.

 'web' => [
            \App\Http\Middleware\OnlineStatus::class,
        ],

6. In User Model add the below function in app/Models/User.php.

 public function isOnline(){
        return Cache::has('user-online-'.$this->id);
    }

7. Define route.Add the below code routes/web.php.

route::get('/active-status',[App\Http\Controllers\userController::class,'index']);

8. Create a controller. To create controller type below command in your terminal.

php artisan make:controller userController

9. Add below code in userController in app/Http/Controllers/userController.php.

public function index(){
$users = User::all();
return view('home1',compact('users'));
}

Note: Create a blade file in resources/views and name it home1.blade.php.

10. Go to home1.blade.php. In resources/views/home.blade.php.

  <table class="table">
                    <thead>
                    <tr>
                        <th>Name</th>
                        <th>Email</th>
                        <th>Account Created At</th>
                    </tr>
                    </thead>
                    <tbody>
                    @foreach($users as $user)
                        @if($user->isOnline())
                            <tr>
                                <td>{{$user->name}}</td>
                                <td>{{$user->email}}</td>
                                <td>{{$user->created_at->diffForHumans()}}</td>
                            </tr>
                        @endif
                    @endforeach

                    </tbody>
                </table>

*Register users and keep login a user you will the name of the user who is online on your website.

Now Open your browser and enter link in my case it /active-status.*