'mix' is not recognized as an internal or external command in Laravel 8 new installation

Question

I have installed a new Laravel 8 application, and then I ran...

npm install

Afterward, I ran...

npm run dev

I get the following error.

'mix' is not recognized as an internal or external command

> @ dev E:\wamp64\www\Laravel8Projects\Laravel_Livewire_JetStream_Projects\jetstream_blog
> npm run development


> @ development E:\wamp64\www\Laravel8Projects\Laravel_Livewire_JetStream_Projects\jetstream_blog
> mix

'mix' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
program or batch file. npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! errno 1 npm
ERR! @ development: `mix` npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR!
Failed at the @ development script. npm ERR! This is probably not a
problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR!    
C:\Users\HP\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2021-01-18T17_03_24_944Z-debug.log
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! errno 1 npm ERR! @ dev: `npm run
development` npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the @
dev script. npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is
likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR!    
C:\Users\HP\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2021-01-18T17_03_24_980Z-debug.log

Solution 1

Likely you need to install the latest version of Laravel Mix.

npm install laravel-mix@latest --save-dev

Solution 2

It will happen when your cache holds previous files.Clear the cache and install the npm again

npm cache clean --force

then:

npm install

npm fix audit

then:

npm run development

Solution 3

Just install the latest version of laravel mix wich will support verion 8

npm install laravel-mix@latest --save-dev

Solution 4

my problem was solved by following these steps

 npm install --g laravel-mix

npm install --g webpack-cli

Solution 5

npm install laravel-mix@latest --save-dev

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Comments

[Spiral]

Thanks alot dear @karl Hill. I was trying from morning but not find the solution you give me exact solution again thanks

[rog]

@karl do I have to run this command every time I resume work? Everytime I run npm install it says 'mix' is not recognized as an internal or external command. Am I doing it wrong or is there another method to make it permanent?

[Ihar Aliakseyenka]

Installing webpack globally is not recommended webpack.js.org/guides/installation/#global-installation. Note that this is [webpack global installation] not a recommended practice. Installing globally locks you down to a specific version of webpack and could fail in projects that use a different version

[realtebo]

I resolved installing laravel-mix globally. Probably you should remove the 3rd line anyway

[Abhijit Mondal Abhi]

Thanks for the solution

[Wojtek Dmyszewicz]

npm fix audit did the trick

[Developer-Felix]

Yeah this is fine you can just use the latest version of mix for laravel version 8. It works well.

[Ikram Khizer]

Dude after hours you saved my head from getting smashed to the wall.