laravel 4: key not being generated with artisan

Question

When running

php artisan key:generate

I can see the generated key in my shell, but the variable \'key\' in app.php remains empt

Answer 1

first type any 32 character like 'hyhyhGGyhyhyhyhy23hyhy23hyhy23hy' this and then re execute the command in terminal/cmd.

Step 1:

go to app ---> Config --> app.php

step 2:

'key' => '10101010101010101010101010101010', type any 32 digit or character in that place.

step 3:

go to terminal / cmd & type : "php artisan key:generate" press enter

step 4:

see the key has been changed :)

[ It is because in Laravel 4 By using "php artisan key:generate" we simply can replace the default key any time. But if it is an empty space it can not be able to hold the place. ]

Enjoy coding :) \m/