Laravel error handling when route does not exist

Question

I have a route to show my users' profile in my laravel project. But when you go to an url and fill in a username that does not exist it gives a nasty error, obviously because that username doesn't exist in the database.

Has anyone any idea how I can error handle this?

Here's my route:

Route::get('user/{name}', 'userController@showUser');

Here's my function:

public function showUser($name)
    {
        $user = User::where('name' , '=', $name)->firstOrFail();
        return view('user.show', compact('user'));
    }

This is what I've tried but doesn't seem to work since I get this error: View not found

$user = User::where('name' , '=', $name)->first();
        if(!empty($user)){
            return view('user.show', compact('user','projects'));
        }else{
            return view('user');
        }

don't use `firstOrFail`, but `first`, check if you found something yourself and react by redirecting or whatever you want to do. — Pevara, Jun 18 '16 at 11:42
@Pevara That's the issue I have, I don't know exactly how to redirect when there are no results. I am failry new to laravel :) — Cruzito, Jun 18 '16 at 11:46

Mehul Kuriya · Answer 1 · 2016-06-18T12:02:14.260

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you can use first method to get username from user table

public function showUser($name){
        $user = User::where('name' , '=', $name)->first();
        if(!empty($user)){
          return view('user.show', compact('user'));
       }

}

}

Lets make sure your view file is in user folder

edited Jun 18 '16 at 12:02

answered Jun 18 '16 at 11:54

Mehul Kuriya

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What is Error message? – Mehul Kuriya Jun 18 '16 at 11:57

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:44

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Try this

        $user = User::where('name' , '=', $name)->first();
        if(!empty($user)){
            return view('user.show', compact('user','projects'));
        }else{
            return redirect()->route('/routeWhereYouWannaSend');
        }

For more info read HTTP Responses

2nd Solution: If you want to redirect to Homepage on route(s) that doesn't exist at all Link

edited May 23 '17 at 11:44

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answered Jun 18 '16 at 12:00

Iftikhar uddin

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