Implement social login with google in PHP

Login with username and password is kinda old school, now nobody wants to type a word. Everybody wants everything in one click, that’s why most websites have social logins like Google, Facebook etc..With this article I am starting a series of social logins. So let’s see how to implement social login with google in PHP.

Prerequisites

  • Google account
  • composer installed
  • PHP installed

Cool. If you dont have composer installed follow this articles help to get installed quickly. Choose your system Ubuntu , Windows .

First Google setup then Code

We are gonna need Google API and some credentials before we hit the code. So to begin with first, we have to create a project in google console by visiting the Google Developers console. It should open up the Dashboard page that looks like the below image.

Login with username and password is kinda old school, now nobody wants to type a word. Everybody wants everything in one click, that’s why most websites have social logins like Google, Facebook etc..With this article I am starting a series of social logins. So let’s see how to implement social login with google in PHP.

Prerequisites

  • Google account
  • composer installed
  • PHP installed

Cool. If you dont have composer installed follow this articles help to get installed quickly. Choose your system Ubuntu , Windows .

First Google setup then Code

We are gonna need Google API and some credentials before we hit the code. So to begin with first, we have to create a project in google console by visiting the Google Developers console. It should open up the Dashboard page that looks like the below image.