Laravel 5 Middleware - Strip X-Requested-For Header

laravel-5-strip-x-requested-for-header.php

<?php namespace App\Http\Middleware;

use Closure;

class StripHeaders {

    /**
     * Strip X-Requested-With from the request because we're handling
     * all json output and don't want interference from Laravel.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @param  \Closure  $next
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function handle($request, Closure $next)
    {
        // Remove from ServerBag / ParameterBag
        $request->server->remove('HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH');

        // Remove from HeaderBag
        $request->headers->remove('x-requested-with');

        return $next($request);
    }

}