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First time I try to use forge.
I see a lot of post from people using Laravel 4.2 but none on laravel 5 problems.
Steps: 1.I created a fresh Laravel 5 project (using composer) 2.Did not change a single thing on any file and uploaded it to github. 3.And followed the procedure to upload the project on a forge (digital ocean) server. 4.Deployed it! It all seemed to work but when I ping the ip on the browser I get: "Whoops, looks like something went wrong."
Is there anything special I have to do to get this working? Environment variables? (maybe, that seemed to be a fix in 4.2)
On Forge go the the Environment tab and temporarily add a variable name "APP_DEBUG" set to "true". That will allow you to view the error that's preventing the page from displaying, instead of the whoops error page. That would atleast give us a clue on what's happening.
First of all, did you create your environment variables on Forge?
Did you set the APP_KEY environment variable (as well as all the others that you're currently using that you'll find in your .env file)?
hey @fraserk that worked!
Not sure if this should be in a different post but my error is:
RuntimeException in compiled.php line 6911: No supported encrypter found. The cipher and / or key length are invalid.
Any ideas?
and @eukaryoter NO. my only environment variable on forge is APP_DEBUG that @fraserk told me to use.
Which variables should i add?
@mstnorris so I should but all the variables in my .env file as environment variables on forge?
@guezandy Yep. Everything you're using currently, add those as Environment Variables (Forge essentially creates the equivalent on its end ensuring that your sensitive data is kept out of VC).
You need to add a 32 bit (character length) key in the config file or as environment variable (APP_KEY).
@guezandy Maybe this can help. https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/laravel/laravel-5-installation-runtime-exception-in-compiledphp-line-6911 simple run php artisan key:generate from your server ssh'd It's possible that the cipher is bad formated aswell, but that should not be so I guess.
It's good to create all of your environment variables such as DB_HOST, DB_PASSWORD etc.
@eukaryoter hey thanks! all I had to do was add the APP_KEY as an environment variable like @mstnorris suggested!
@guezandy Glad we could help you! Happy coding and deploying! :)
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