Laravel localhost works, but heroku gives 500 error

Question

I\'m working in a project that needs to convert some data from excel to database. This is working fine in local host with laravel, but when goes to heroku, it gives me a 500 int

Answer 1

For problem with key in heroku add this code in config/app.php:

'key' => env('APP_KEY', 'SomeRandomStringSomeRandomString'),

In terminal write this command

heroku config:set APP_KEY=SomeRandomStringSomeRandomString

Answer 2

After some more hours trying to figure out what is going on with the code, I discovered that it was a problem with the Apache timeout.

I found the answer here.

Credits: Eric Cope

Answer 3

Try this heroku config:set APP_DEBUG=true then visit your app and see what's exactly is the error. Most likely is database connection failing or missing .env key.

Answer 4

I discovered the why I had the 500 error. It was because I was putting date configuration wrong.

So, this post solved my problem.

During the study to find the error, I discoverd that laravel has a debug messages when deploy too. So I change the debug mode to true.

directory: "laravel/config/app.php"

/*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Application Debug Mode
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    | When your application is in debug mode, detailed error messages with
    | stack traces will be shown on every error that occurs within your
    | application. If disabled, a simple generic error page is shown.
    |
    */

    'debug' => env('APP_DEBUG', true),

Answer 5

I also want to add that I encountered this as well, but it was because I forgot to add the APP_KEY for the Heroku app.

Answer 6

Set 2 config variables in heroku with following commands:

1 heroku config:set APP_DEBUG=true
2 heroku config:set APP_KEY=RandomString

After setting these keys you will be able to see the actual error instead of general 500.