How can I autoload a custom class in Laravel 5.1?

Question

I\'ve created a library folder within the app folder to add my own classes.

This is the content of the file app/library/helper.p

Answer 1

Your autoloading configuration is almost good, but you have

• got the namespaces wrong
• got the paths wrong

To fix the problem, adjust your autoloading configuration:

{
    "autoload": {
        "classmap": [
            "database"
        ],
        "psr-4": {
            "App\\": "app/"
        }
    }
}

Then rename the directory /library to /Library (note the case).

Then rename the file /app/Library/helper.php to /app/Library/MyHelper.php (note how class name should match the file name).

Then adjust the namespace of the class provided by /app/Library/MyHelper to match the PSR-4 prefix (and thus the structure of your project), as well as usages of the class:

namespace App\Library;

class MyHelper 
{
    public function v($arr)
    {
        var_dump($arr);
    }
}

For reference, see:

• http://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-4/