how to force delete in laravel 5.4

Stefan Bogdanescu

Founder & Senior Architect · 2026-06-29

Laravel Company
Title: Troubleshooting Force Deletion Issues in Laravel 5.4 Introduction When building a user management system alongside soft deletion and force deletion options, ensuring that the force deletion option works flawlessly is essential. However, it's not uncommon for developers to encounter issues during implementation that lead to errors, such as the MethodNotAllowedHttpException we've encountered in our example. This article will guide you through diagnosing and solving your force deletion problems in Laravel 5.4. The Route Setup Ensure that the route is correctly defined and linked with the controller function handling the request. In our case, the following code: ```php Route::post('users/{user}/delete', 'UserController@forcedelete'); ``` should lead to a post route that triggers the forcedelete() method in the UserController class. If the URL is not matching with the expected route or if there are other issues, this could cause problems. Double-check your code and make sure everything aligns correctly. The Controller Code The controller function should look like: ```php public function forcedelete(User $user) { $user->forceDelete(); return redirect('users/trash'); } ``` This code handles the force deletion and redirects to a specified route. If you're using different routes or not redirecting at all, check if it's causing issues with other parts of your application, such as error handling or access control. The View Code In our example, there is an HTML form containing an anchor tag for initiating the deletion process. Make sure this code is placed correctly in the view file and follows proper syntax: ```html </i>