To clear the cache in a Laravel application using Artisan, you can use the following commands. These commands will clear various caches, including configuration, route, and view caches.

Step-by-Step Guide

Connect to Your EC2 Instance via SSH

Connect to your EC2 instance using SSH. Replace /path/to/your-key.pem with the path to your SSH key, and your-ec2-instance-public-dns with the public DNS of your EC2 instance.

ssh -i /path/to/your-key.pem ubuntu@your-ec2-instance-public-dns

Navigate to Your Laravel Project Directory

Change to the directory where your Laravel project is located.

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

Clear Laravel Caches

Use the following Artisan commands to clear the various caches:

Clear Application Cache:

php artisan cache:clear

Clear Route Cache:

php artisan route:clear

Clear Configuration Cache:

php artisan config:clear

Clear Compiled Views:

php artisan view:clear

Clear Compiled Classes:

php artisan clear-compiled

Rebuild Configuration Cache (Optional)

After clearing the configuration cache, you might want to rebuild it to improve performance:

php artisan config:cache