Find user purely on laravel_session

findUser.php

//Please mind that in newer version laravel, thing may change
//It work at least for 5.x version

use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request as SymfonyRequest;


$key = base64_decode('HoEXdquDDDXR20pZy7QleR7FTGZZXix1JeHwDv5Hhh8=');

$sr = new SymfonyRequest;
$sr->initialize([], [], [], ['laravel_session' => 'eyJpdiI6IjhOcFROekxpamU1U0oyYjIzZkw2TlE9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiZUo0TmJTZURuS2RTVXc1SVY0cWU3XC9BcVwva2NnUFAzUmI0K2NwTXlzd3BibEpncFwvdzZKNEZpMTlmaWxLZHRmTGd5cXZPTWszS1BuNG5vOGRVWkVKSFE9PSIsIm1hYyI6Ijg3MzFhMTAzZDUwZjdmZjY4MDZkYmY5ZDQ3ZDA1ZTYxOWEwYmNiYTBhNmI0ZTNhY2Q2NzMzY2YzMTIzMjdhYTQifQ==']);

$app = new Illuminate\Foundation\Application(getcwd());

$app->singleton(
    Illuminate\Contracts\Http\Kernel::class,
    App\Http\Kernel::class
);

$app->handle($sr);

$auth = new Illuminate\Auth\AuthManager($app);

$auth->user(); //comment if it help you :)