Class App\Http\Controllers\homeController does not exist [duplicate]

Question

i'm using laravel 5 , in rutes.php i have this code :

Route::get('about',"homeController@about");

and in App\Http\Controllers\ i have file homeController.php that contains :

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Http\Controllers\Controller as BaseController;

class homeController extends BaseController{
public function about(){
    return view::make('about');
}
}

but it throws this error : Class App\Http\Controllers\homeController does not exist . how can i fix it ?

here is structure of the project and controllers :

Answer 1

First, check if you write the name of the controller correctly. If it is, there are 3 methods:

1. Route::get('/about', 'App\Http\Controllers\homeController@about'); Write all the paths where your controller there is.

2. Route::get('/about', [HomeController::class, 'about');

3. • Go to file RouteServiceProvider.php in Providers folder
   • Search for //protected $namespace = 'App\\Http\\Controllers'; ( You will find it in comment)
   • Remove // of comment and save. with this method, you will able to use the name of the controller directly without writing all the paths.

Answer 2

change your routing like below:

use App\Http\Controllers\HomeController;

Route::get('/about',  [HomeController::class, 'index'])->name('home');

for more info look at this page: https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/routing