CODE EXAMPLE FOR PHP

laravel get auth user in constructor

<?php

namespace AppHttpControllers;

use AppUser;
use IlluminateSupportFacadesAuth;
use AppHttpControllersController;

class ProjectController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * All of the current user's projects.
     */
    protected $projects;

    /**
     * Create a new controller instance.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->middleware(function ($request, $next) {
            $this->projects = Auth::user()->projects;

            return $next($request);
        });
    }
}