The Laravel Survival Guide -

php artisan optimize:clear php artisan config:cache # only if in production php artisan queue:restart 90% of “broken after deploy” is cached config pointing to the wrong env. Don’t tail -200 and panic. Do this:

After any .env change, run:

The 10 PM Deployment Rule

Add this temporarily to AppServiceProvider@boot : the laravel survival guide

Three minutes later, your phone buzzes. Then again. Then the Slack channel erupts. “500 error on profile uploads.” “Jobs stuck in failed table.” “Why is S3 returning AccessDenied?” Welcome to Laravel after dark. Here’s your survival guide for this exact moment. Don’t open the controller. Don’t blame Redis. php artisan optimize:clear php artisan config:cache # only

It’s 9:58 PM. You just pushed what you thought was a tiny hotfix: “Update user avatar validation.” the laravel survival guide

The Laravel Survival Guide -

After any .env change, run:

The 10 PM Deployment Rule

Add this temporarily to AppServiceProvider@boot :

It’s 9:58 PM. You just pushed what you thought was a tiny hotfix: “Update user avatar validation.”