'Fresh Laravel install deletes server.php on artisan serve
I'm a bit fresh to Laravel. I installed it via composer in the xampp/htdocs file. I installed the latest version 5.6. The install works with no errors, and the file structure is as it should be.
When I run the php artisan serve command from inside the folder, it deletes the server.php file and therefore outputs the error:
This site can’t be reached.
localhost refused to connect.
So I thought why not just add a new file inside and it will work... Well, trying to add new file shows that I do not have permissions to add files to this folder.
I tried a new install a few times, but the situation is always the same.
Has anybody else encountered this problem?
Solution 1:[1]
So I realised it was some kind of server problem... well, removed the antivirus, chanhed my firewall settings and everithing works as it should.
Solution 2:[2]
My advice to avoid this in the future is to start creating Laravel applications in a folder inside of your My Documents folder in Windows or using /home/{your-username}/projects directory in Unix environments.
What likely happened is xampp has certain permissions that don't play nice with what you need in Laravel.
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| Solution | Source |
|---|---|
| Solution 1 | Tadej Bogataj |
| Solution 2 | Dylan Pierce |