How to display phpinfo() within Laravel for debugging PHP?

Question

What is the easiest way to display PHP configuration using

phpinfo();

in a Laravel application, to debug local PHP configuration in a development environment?

Background:

I need to find out on my Mac, where brew placed the php.ini file which is read.

Answer 1

For Laravel ..routes\web.php

add:

    Route::get('phpmyinfo', function () {
    phpinfo(); 
})->name('phpmyinfo');

Then in your URL type yourdomain.com/phpmyinfo

Answer 2

Go to Laravel folder

/public

open

index.php

Look for the comment block

|---------------------
| Run The Application
|---------------------

Under that block just place

phpinfo();

Then start Laravel application with

php artisan serve

And open the application in browser. Don't forget to remove the line.

Please note:

This is only for local debugging purposes, as you reveal confidential information about PHP config.