Artisan Tinker returning 'not found in eval()'d code

Is your namespace / file directory / file name / class name correct on the user model ?

Try $user = new \App\User;

Thanks @deadlockgB that first \ did the trick!

In my case I forgot to add 'extends Model' upon the manual creation of the Model Class. I think it is always better to use: php artisan make:model Modelname -m on the command line which creates the Model the correct way and the migration in the same line

i had the same problem but SOLVED! u just have to check the problem i define class categories like class coments extends model so to problem was there i suggest u use tinker help to find the problem easly

I had the same problem, until I remembered that I moved all my models into a sub-directory:

App\Models\User::all()

rather than:

App\User::all()