Class 'App\Http\Controllers\Controller' not found - Laravel 5.2

Question

I am new here but I already checked all solutions about my problem here and still didn't fix it.

I want to create simple app with tutorial in Laravel 5.2, and I can't make my controller to work.

I named my app "test" and here is a code:

PagesController.php:

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;

class PagesController extends Controller
{
    public function getAbout(){
         return view('about');   
    }
}

routes.php:

Route::get('about', [
    'as' => 'about',
    'uses' => 'PagesController@getAbout'
]);

And Controller.php (default):

<?php

namespace test\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobs;
use Illuminate\Routing\Controller as BaseController;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Validation\ValidatesRequests;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\Access\AuthorizesRequests;

class Controller extends BaseController
{
    use AuthorizesRequests, DispatchesJobs, ValidatesRequests;
}

Do you see any problem here? I am sure all files are in correct folders.

did you see that namespace in the controller.php? test\http\.... — PlayMa256, Jan 31 '16 at 18:42
yes I see it, but it's just default... nothing changes if I change it to test\app\http\... — Ciapss, Jan 31 '16 at 18:46
lol you are supposed to replace app with test. Sometimes you need to do a composer dump-autoload command after renaming your app or have new classes. — TurtleTread, Jan 31 '16 at 18:48
and its not test\app, app is a generic name given when you create your first app. Just do what ive posted, and i should fix your errors. — PlayMa256, Jan 31 '16 at 19:03

Captain Sparrow · Answer 1 · 2019-03-08T03:30:12.437

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Error can also occur if App/Http/Controllers/ folder does not have Controller.php file.

Make sure file exists.

edited Mar 08 '19 at 03:30

answered Jan 11 '17 at 04:29

Captain Sparrow

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Saved me some time thanks - During package development I copied all my controllers to new package destination (including the default Controller.php file). Once restored all worked OK – Friendly Code Aug 29 '19 at 19:04

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 31 '16 at 18:53

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To make everything correct, run this.

php artisan app:name YourApplicationName

it is going to change everything with app to your application name, so you wont need to write manually test everywhere

answered Jan 31 '16 at 18:53

PlayMa256

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It changed all namespaces, but still has the same error – Ciapss Jan 31 '16 at 19:02

Drudge Rajen · Answer 3 · 2016-01-31T18:53:11.900

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Please correct your namespace in your pagecontroller

<?php


namespace test\Http\Controllers;

use test\Http\Controllers\Controller;

class PagesController extends Controller
{
    public function getAbout(){
         return view('about');   
    }
}

UPDATE :

After change in namespace in controller please dump-autoload your composer:

Composer dump-autoload

edited Jan 31 '16 at 18:53

answered Jan 31 '16 at 18:45

Drudge Rajen

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Ciapss · Answer 4 · 2016-01-31T19:38:36.193

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My controller now looks like this:

<?php

namespace test\Http\Controllers;

use test\Http\Controllers\Controller;

class PagesController extends Controller
{
    public function getAbout(){
     return view('about');   
    }
}

And error is still there

Update:

Okay, I created a new project and it finnaly works. I think all ansewrs will be helpful for similiar problems :)

Thanks for help !

edited Jan 31 '16 at 19:38

answered Jan 31 '16 at 19:09

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score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Jun 08 '20 at 13:14

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In my case I had two namespaces one for the controllers and one for the models in the controller.php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

namespace App\Http\Models;

second one was interfering with the first

I removed the second one and voila ... code worked

edited Jun 08 '20 at 13:14

Rachid O

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answered Jun 08 '20 at 12:56

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Class 'App\Http\Controllers\Controller' not found - Laravel 5.2

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