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Whenever I try to create a new route with a parameter it gives me a 404 error. However, when I delete the parameters, it all works just fine. I tried all the artisan commands:
When I check route:list, the routes are also there. At this point, I'm starting to pull my hair out. I just don't know what's going on here.
I'm currently running on Laravel 8.54.
(And I have also restarted my Mac).
Can you give us an example of the route you defined and the route you are trying to visit?
If you define a route with a parameter Laravel might start searching your database for a model to match that parameter. This is called route model binding https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/routing#route-model-binding. If the model is not found it throws a ModelNotFoundException which shows a 404 on your screen.
Sure!
Route::get('/invoices/edit/{invoice}', [App\Http\Controllers\InvoiceController::class, 'edit'])->name('invoices.edit');
public function edit(Invoice $invoice) { var_dump($invoice); die(); }
And the full url to access it: [domain].test/invoices/edit/1001
"If the model is not found it throws a ModelNotFoundException which shows a 404 on your screen."
The index, create, show and store do work without any issue.
The index, create, show and store do work without any issue.
That is because those routes do not contain a parameter.
And the full url to access it: [domain].test/invoices/edit/1001
Do you have an invoice with id 1001 ? If so, did you change anything regarding Route Model Binding?
Can you somewhere manually run: dd((new \App\Models\Invoice())->resolveRouteBinding(1001));, do you get a result?
@click I do have an invoice with id 1001, but when I try
dd((new \App\Models\Invoice())->resolveRouteBinding(1001));
It gives me a null
@zwies01 Have you perhaps changed how its resolved ? https://laravel.com/docs/9.x/routing#customizing-the-resolution-logic
@Sinnbeck I made a mistake in my GetRouteKeyName function. Where It should have returned "invoice_id", it returned "invoice_id ". After removing the extra space at the end, the issue was resolved.
After checking my model I see that my function "getRouteKeyName()" has an extra added space in the return value. I'm crying rn lol. Issue is resolved now! Thank you for your help!
public function getRouteKeyName() {
return 'invoice_id';
}
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