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If your Laravel website's design is not working properly after uploading it to an EC2 instance, it is likely due to issues with asset paths, permissions, or configuration settings. Here are some steps you can follow to troubleshoot and fix these issues:

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Step-by-Step Guide to Fix Design Issues

Set the Correct Permissions

 

Ensure that the storage, bootstrap/cache, and public directories have the correct permissions.

 

 

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/your-laravel-project/storage /var/www/html/your-laravel-project/bootstrap/cache /var/www/html/your-laravel-project/public

sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/your-laravel-project/storage /var/www/html/your-laravel-project/bootstrap/cache /var/www/html/your-laravel-project/public

Check .env Configuration

 

Ensure that the APP_URL in your .env file is set correctly to the URL of your EC2 instance.

 

env

 

APP_URL=http://your-ec2-instance-public-dns

Clear Laravel Cache

 

Clear the cache to ensure that your configuration changes take effect.

 

 

php artisan config:cache

php artisan route:cache

php artisan view:clear

php artisan cache:clear

Serve Static Assets Correctly

 

Ensure that your web server is correctly serving static assets. If you are using Apache, make sure your virtual host configuration points to the public directory of your Laravel project.

 

 

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

Update the configuration to point to the public directory:

 

apache

 

<VirtualHost *:80>

   ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost

   DocumentRoot /var/www/html/your-laravel-project/public

 

   <Directory /var/www/html/your-laravel-project/public>

       Options Indexes FollowSymLinks

       AllowOverride All

       Require all granted

   </Directory>

 

   ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log

   CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

</VirtualHost>

Then restart Apache:

 

 

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Verify Asset URLs

 

Ensure that the asset URLs in your Blade templates are correctly referenced using Laravel's helper functions. For example, use {{ asset('css/app.css') }} for CSS files.

 

html

 

<link href="{{ asset('css/app.css') }}" rel="stylesheet">

<script src="{{ asset('js/app.js') }}" defer></script>

Check for Missing Assets

 

Ensure that all assets (CSS, JS, images) are correctly uploaded to the public directory.

 

 

ls -la /var/www/html/your-laravel-project/public/css

ls -la /var/www/html/your-laravel-project/public/js

ls -la /var/www/html/your-laravel-project/public/images

Run Laravel Mix (if applicable)

 

If you are using Laravel Mix for compiling assets, ensure that you have built your assets for production.

 

 

npm install

npm run prod

Check Browser Console for Errors

 

Open your website in a browser and check the browser console for any errors related to loading assets. This can help you identify specific issues with missing files or incorrect paths.

 

Example Commands to Execute

 

# Set correct permissions

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/your-laravel-project/storage /var/www/html/your-laravel-project/bootstrap/cache /var/www/html/your-laravel-project/public

sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/your-laravel-project/storage /var/www/html/your-laravel-project/bootstrap/cache /var/www/html/your-laravel-project/public

 

# Clear Laravel cache

cd /var/www/html/your-laravel-project

php artisan config:cache

php artisan route:cache

php artisan view:clear

php artisan cache:clear

 

# Restart Apache

sudo systemctl restart apache2

 

# Build assets with Laravel Mix (if applicable)

npm install

npm run prod

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