A Laravel HTTP middleware to force HTTPS requests. Doesn't run when running in local development or when running unit tests.

ForceHttps.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Middleware;

use Closure;

class ForceHttps
{
    /**
     * Handle an incoming request.
     *
     * @param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
     * @param \Closure                 $next
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function handle($request, Closure $next)
    {
        // If the application is running in production and the request is
        // not secure, we'll redirect users to the secure URL.
        if (
            ! app()->isLocal() &&
            ! app()->runningUnitTests() &&
            ! $request->isSecure()
        ) {
            return redirect()->secure($request->path());
        }

        return $next($request);
    }
}