How can I fix Laravel 5.1 - 404 Not Found?

Question

I am trying to use Laravel 5.1 for the first time. I was able to install it and https://sub.example.com/laravel/public/ is displaying what is should. However, v

Answer 1

If your Laravel routes aren't working, and you're getting "Not Found" errors whenever you try and load a page, your .htaccess file is likely lacking permission to do its duty.

The key is the apache AllowOverride directive.

If you don't have AllowOverride set to All, your Laravel .htaccess file (/public/.htaccess) won't be able to enable mod_rewrite, and your routes won't work.

The first step is to open your apache httpd.conf file. In OS X, it is located at:

/private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Option 1) Modify your main directive

This will change the AllowOverride value for all your websites. In your httpd.conf file, look for the main directive:

    ...
    AllowOverride None
    ...

Simply change it to this:

    ...
    AllowOverride All
    ...

Option 2) Add a directive to your site's directive.

    DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/epigroove/public"
    ...
    
        AllowOverride All
    

Save the changes to your httpd.conf file, restart or reload apache, and your routes should be up-and-running.