Laravel Debugging Guide

Overview

Debugging in Laravel requires understanding the framework's conventions, lifecycle, and tooling ecosystem. This guide provides a systematic approach to diagnosing and resolving Laravel issues, from simple configuration problems to complex runtime errors.

Key Principles:

• Always check logs first (storage/logs/laravel.log)
• Use appropriate tools for the environment (development vs production)
• Follow Laravel conventions - most errors stem from convention violations
• Isolate the problem layer (routing, middleware, controller, model, view)

Common Error Patterns

Class and Namespace Errors

Class 'App\Http\Controllers\Controller' not found

// Problem: Missing base controller extension or incorrect namespace