$license = License::where('key', $key)->first();

return true;

$license = License::create([ 'key' => generateLicenseKey('PROD'), 'user_id' => auth()->id(), 'product_name' => 'Pro Plan', 'valid_until' => now()->addYear(), 'max_domains' => 3, 'features' => ['api', 'export'] ]); Create a LicenseService class.

// Example: "PROD-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-MNOP"

protected function checkDomainLimit(License $license, string $domain): bool

use Illuminate\Support\Str; function generateLicenseKey($prefix = '', $segments = 4, $charsPerSegment = 4)

$response = Http::post('https://your-api.com/api/license/verify', [ 'license_key' => env('LICENSE_KEY'), 'domain' => url('/') ]); if (!$response->json('valid')) abort(403, $response->json('message'));

LicenseActivation::updateOrCreate( ['license_id' => $license->id, 'domain' => $domain], ['ip' => $ip, 'last_verified_at' => now()] );

( api.php ):

namespace App\Services; use App\Models\License; use App\Models\LicenseActivation; use Illuminate\Http\Request;

$result = (new LicenseService)->validate($licenseKey, $request->getHost());

php artisan make:middleware CheckLicense public function handle($request, Closure $next)