Route::post('/logintest', 'mycontroller@authenticate');
    Route::get('/home', ['middleware' => 'auth', function() {
  echo "home page";});
}]);

public function authenticate(Request $request)
         {
            $input=$request->all();
            $password=$input['password'];
            $name=$input['name'];

            if (Auth::attempt(['Name' => $name, 'Password' => $password]) ){
            return redirect()->intended('/home');
        }   else
          {
                return redirect('/login')->with('message','Error logging in!');
            }
        }

public function register(Request $request)
{
    $input=$request->all();
    $password=bcrypt($input['password']);
    $name=$input['name'];
    $insert= User::insert(['Name'=>$name,'Password'=>$password]);
    return redirect('/login')
            ->with('message','successfully Registered.');
}

public function authenticate(Request $request)
{
     $password = $request->input('password');
     $name = $request->input('name');

     if (Auth::attempt(['name' => $name, 'password' => $password]) )
     {
          return redirect()->intended('/home');
     }
     else
     {
          return view('login')->withErrors('Error logging in!');
     }
 }