Pls Help! My php artisan command has just stopped working. I get a "[RuntimeException] Directory name must not be empty" error

You can copy the content /storage/log.txt ?

did you check your path of cmd is same as project folder for eg:-

   C:\xampp\htdocs\yourproject>

or E:\yourproject> just give path where you have your project

Hey guys. Yes I am in my current project folder. I also have the artisan file in my projects directory. I have just created a desktop folder with my project folder inside. It doesn't have to be within the xampp directory does it? (my location is c:\users\my_name\Desktop\Test\Project)

Like I said, it was working fine and then suddenly stopped working. I was watching the Laravel tutorial and created my own custom Model called Task. After this, everything just stopped working.

FYI: If I open another Laravel project (in another directory) then php artisan works fine ... but i am worried that it can just stop working like this out of the blue.

Any suggestions?

And what if you remove your own custom Model, if it again works fine the check that code having used realpath(__DIR__)?

If used then check print __DIR__;, may be this is the cause if you used as I described.

This happened to me today also. Can anyone help me ?

Exactly as described, I was also creating a custom model of a database table that already existed.

The model I created was JB_Multimedia.php (code below) the next thing I get this Fatal error: ( ! ) Fatal error: Uncaught ReflectionException: Class view does not exist in /home/vagrant/Code/ecocampus/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php on line 752 ( ! ) ReflectionException: Class view does not exist in /home/vagrant/Code/ecocampus/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php on line 752

Now "php artisan" commands don't work and I already did a composer update.

Logs are of no help... just plenty of this:

[2018-05-22 21:15:30] production.ERROR: The "" directory does not exist. {"exception":"[object] (InvalidArgumentException(code: 0): The \"\" directory does not exist. at /home/vagrant/Code/myProject/vendor/symfony/finder/Finder.php:547)

Model: JB.Multimedia.php

<?php

namespace App;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class JB_Multimedia extends Model
{

    protected $table = 'JB_Multimedia';

    protected $primaryKey = 'idMultimedia';

    protected $guarded = ['idMultimedia'];

    public $timestamps = false;

}

you should be able to look at the whole stack trace for the error in the logfile and see if it shows any of your code

Thanks for the reply @Snapey. The thing is that the laravel.log doesn't provide much info to me. Just about a hundred of this:

[2018-05-22 23:22:25] production.ERROR: The "" directory does not exist. {"exception":"[object] (InvalidArgumentException(code: 0): The \"\" directory does not exist. at /home/vagrant/Code/ecocampus/vendor/symfony/finder/Finder.php:547)
[stacktrace]
#0 /home/vagrant/Code/ecocampus/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/LoadConfiguration.php(87): Symfony\Component\Finder\Finder->in(false)
#1 /home/vagrant/Code/ecocampus/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/LoadConfiguration.php(64): Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\LoadConfiguration->getConfigurationFiles(Object(Illuminate\Foundation\Application))
#2 /home/vagrant/Code/ecocampus/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/LoadConfiguration.php(39): Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\LoadConfiguration->loadConfigurationFiles(Object(Illuminate\Foundation\Application), Object(Illuminate\Config\Repository))
#3 /home/vagrant/Code/ecocampus/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php(213): Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\LoadConfiguration->bootstrap(Object(Illuminate\Foundation\Application))
#4 /home/vagrant/Code/ecocampus/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php(162): Illuminate\Foundation\Application->bootstrapWith(Array)
#5 /home/vagrant/Code/ecocampus/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php(146): Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Kernel->bootstrap()
#6 /home/vagrant/Code/ecocampus/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php(116): Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Kernel->sendRequestThroughRouter(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#7 /home/vagrant/Code/ecocampus/public/index.php(55): Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Kernel->handle(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#8 {main}
"} 

Thanks pretty early in the bootstrap process @Penaf

Have you changed the name of the app or something like that

Are you running php artisan from the root of the project?

Check the structure of your config folder

@Snapey If you say it's pretty early on the bootstrap process ... I trust you :) this is my first big project using laravel.

I haven't change the name of the app. I was making a custom modl and the name colided with a Helper class I had created earlier... after that all hell broke loose!

I'm running php artisan from root of the project and always getting the same error there.

Following a suggestion on other post to add the following code to Container.php

        dump($concrete, debug_backtrace());
        $reflector = new ReflectionClass($concrete);

I now have more debug info to help me, but don't feel I have the expertise required to pinpoint to the exact error. Can you give me a hand here? This is what I'm seing: http://afonsogomes.com/errorDump.html

hi @Penaf

it is same isssue in my project .Please help

run : - php artisan view:clear

error : -

In Finder.php line 547: The "" directory does not exist.