No Application Encryption Key Has Been Specified
Solution 1
From Encryption - Laravel - The PHP Framework For Web Artisans:
"Before using Laravel's encrypter, you must set a key option in your config/app.php configuration file. You should use the
php artisan key:generate
command to generate this key"
I found that using this complex internet query in google.com:
"laravel add encrption key" (Yes, it worked even with the typo!)
Note that if the .env file contains the key but you are still getting an application key error, then run php artisan config:cache
to clear and reset the config.
Solution 2
In my case, I also needed to reset the cached config files:
php artisan key:generate
php artisan config:cache
Solution 3
Open command prompt in the root folder of your project and run below command:
php artisan key:generate
It will generate Application Key for your application.
You can find the generated application key(APP_KEY) in .env
file.
Solution 4
Copy
.env.example
to.env
:cp -a .env.example .env
Generate a key:
php artisan key:generate
Only then run:
php artisan serve
Solution 5
Simply run this command:
php artisan key:generate
Carlos F
Updated on July 08, 2022Comments
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Carlos F almost 2 years
I'm new to Laravel and I'm trying to use the Artisan command...
php artisan serve
It displays...
Laravel development server started: http://127.0.0.1:8000
However, it won't automatically launch and when I manually enter http://127.0.0.1:8000 it shows this error:
RuntimeException No application encryption key has been specified.
Any ideas? I'm using Laravel framework 5.5-dev.