Laravel 5.1: Class html does not exist

Question

I am upgrading from 4.2 directly to 5.1 and run into problems with the Html and Form classes.

I followed the upgrade notes, and did

• add \"laravelcollec

Answer 1

My problem is solved, but the actual cause is still unknown. I have created a completely new laravel install and copied my source (all of it). The new application worked right away (after installing illuminate/html).

So you think I did something wrong with packages? That's what I thought, and then I did a diff on the two directories, only to find out they were identical. So it's a real mystery.

So, now everything is working, I simply renamed my new application and can continue.

I do know at some point I probably had both the collective and the illuminate versions of the HTML package installed. That's what most likely corrupted everything.