The issue is likely caused by Laravel's default configuration for handling client-side routing. When the user refreshes the page, the server tries to find a matching route for the URL, but since the URL is now pointing to a client-side route, it returns a 404 error.
To fix this, you need to configure Laravel to always return the same view for any client-side route. This can be done by adding a catch-all route to your web.php file:
Route::get('/{any}', function () {
return view('app');
})->where('any', '.*');
This route will match any URL and return the "app" view, which is where your Inertia app is mounted. This way, when the user refreshes the page, Laravel will always return the same view, and your client-side routing will take over from there.
Make sure to add this route after all your other routes, so that it only catches URLs that don't match any other route.
Also, make sure to remove the "public" from your URL. You can do this by configuring your web server to point to the "public" directory of your Laravel project, or by using Laravel Valet or Homestead.
Once you've made these changes, your URLs should look like this:
- Home page: http://localhost/
- Login page: http://localhost/login
And refreshing the page should no longer result in a 404 error.
