Database (database/database.sqlite) does not exist. Database works from artisan tinker

Question

I created my database.sqlite file in the database folder. My .env file contents are :

DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=absolute\path\to\database\database.sqlite
DB_USERNAME=admin
DB_PASSWORD=

When I run php artisan tinker and DB::table('users')->get(); I get the info from the database.

My DatabaseController is:

class DatabaseController extends Controller
{
    public function main()
    {
        $users = DB::table('users')->get();

        return view('database',compact($users));
    }
}

Yet when I request /database path I get the error:

QueryException in Connection.php line 647: Database (database/database.sqlite) does not exist. (SQL: select * from "users")

UPDATE: A temporary fix is to change the database.php from the config folder:

  'connections' => [

    'sqlite' => [
        'driver' => 'sqlite',
        'database' => 'absolute\path\database\database.sqlite', 
        'prefix' => '',
    ],

Instead of using env('DB_DATABASE', database_path('database.sqlite')), which returns database/database.sqlite not my absolute path.

Answer 1

You need to use full path, something like:

DB_DATABASE=/home/laravel-project/database/database.sqlite

Answer 2

If you remove DB_DATABASE=... from your .env file and use the path in the config/database.php:

'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', database_path('database.sqlite')),...

(if your database.sqlite file is in database/ folder), it will work, too.

Answer 3

I ran the following commands:

php artisan config:cache

php artisan config:clear

php artisan serve - restarted the server

Answer 4

In config/database.php file:

'sqlite' => [
              'driver' => 'sqlite',
              'database' => dirname(__DIR__).'/database/database.sqlite',
            ],

Then run following command:

php artisan config:cache
php artisan config:clear

Answer 5

I think, that the problem here was because of Homestead. Absolute path to the database.sqlite file on local machine is not the same as the virtual machine one has.

In my case a had to set:

DB_DATABASE=/home/vagrant/code/database/database.sqlite

Or, you can just comment out this line and you are ready to go.

#DB_DATABASE=

Answer 6

For those who still face this issue: https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/general-discussion/database-databasedatabasesqlite-does-not-exist-error-on-running?page=1

Since sqlite only require DB_CONNECTION=sqlite in .env file so you just remove the other:

DB_HOST
DB_PORT
DB_DATABASE
DB_USERNAME
DB_PASSWORD

then save and run migration again. This was how I solved the problem. Cheers!