Allow login using username or email in Laravel 5.4

Question

Now I\'ve followed the Laravel documentation on how to allow usernames during authentication, but it takes away the ability to use the email. I want to allow users to use their

Answer 1

I think its even more simple, just override the method from AuthenticatesUsers traits, credentials method in your LoginController. Here I have implemented to login with either email or phone. You can change it to fit your needs.

LoginController.php

protected function credentials(Request $request)
{
    if(is_numeric($request->get('email'))){
        return ['phone'=>$request->get('email'),'password'=>$request->get('password')];
    }
    return $request->only($this->username(), 'password');
}