Why symlink not working in php artisan serve in laravel

Question

I just tried the symbolic link in laravel, and it is working fine when I'm using valet.

But when I use php artisan serve command, it returns 404 error. I've read a lot regarding this topic but none of them works. Maybe you have an idea?

404 when using: php artisan serve

asset('storage/images/me.jpeg')
url('/') . '/' . 'storage/images/me.jpg'
'/storage/images/me.jpg'

if you are working in local, and you upload it on the server, you need to recreate the link — Alberto Sinigaglia, Sep 16 '20 at 17:39
By the way, I just cloned it from old project and didn't upload yet on the server. — Blues Clues, Sep 16 '20 at 17:42
google is your friend https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/laravel/how-i-undo-php-artisan-storagelink — Alberto Sinigaglia, Sep 16 '20 at 17:50
Didn't know that is so simple. @Berto99 You can add your answer to I can give you the check, also to make it reference for other developers facing this kind of problem. — Blues Clues, Sep 16 '20 at 17:57

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 16 '20 at 18:02

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Every time you change the server (so for example form local to production, or you download a repo from somewhere), you need to recreate the symbolic link that links storage to public (check here for more)

answered Sep 16 '20 at 18:02

Alberto Sinigaglia

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