Class 'App\Http\Controllers\Controller' not found in Laravel 8

Question

Controller

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Models\Article;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;


class ArticlesController extends Controller
{
    public function show($id)
    {
        $article = Article::find($id);

        return view('articles.show', ['article' => $article]);
    }
}

Routes

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;

Route::get('/', function () {
    return view('welcome');
});

Route::get('/about', function () {
    return view('about', [
        'articles' => App\Models\Article::take(3)->latest()->get()
    ]);
});

Route::get('/articles/{article}',
    'App\Http\Controllers\ArticlesController@show');

show.blade.php

@extends ('layout')
@section ('content')
    <div id="wrapper">
        <div id="page" class="container">
            <div id="content">
                <div class="title">
                    <h3>{{ $article->title }}</h3>
                    <p>
                        <img src="/images/banner.jpg" alt=""
                             class="image image-full"/>
                    </p>
                    <p>{{ $article->body }}</p>
                </div>
            </div>
@endsection

Error

Class 'App\Http\Controllers\Controller' not found http://localhost:8000/articles/2

I am not sure where I am going wrong. I have looked at the documentation for routes/controllers in Laravel 8, and it looks like what I have should be working.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 19 '20 at 10:43

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It seems there is something wrong with your extended controller.

please check Controller.php existed in App\Http\Controllers or not.

All controller same as yours (ArticlesController) extended from Controller

answered Dec 19 '20 at 10:43

mehri abbasi

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Where would I find Controller.php? – Janet Webster Dec 20 '20 at 10:51
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. When I had installed a new laravel project it never gave me a base controller.php file and I never realised. I have installed a new laravel project and this time it has come with the file and now my code is working – Janet Webster Dec 20 '20 at 11:22
it's weird cause this usually doesn't happen – mehri abbasi Dec 20 '20 at 14:59

Class 'App\Http\Controllers\Controller' not found in Laravel 8

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