4xx Client errors

404 Not Found

There is nothing at this URL. Search engines drop 404 pages from their index after a while.

Common causes

A mistyped or old link, or a changed slug without a redirect.
Route not defined, or the domain points to the project root instead of public/.
Laravel route model binding found no record.

How to fix a 404 error

1
Add a 301 redirect from old URLs to the new ones.
2
Point the domain's document root to public/ (or use the .htaccess redirect).
3
Run php artisan route:list to see whether the route exists, and php artisan route:clear after deploying.

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In Laravel

abort(404), findOrFail() and route model binding send 404. A custom resources/views/errors/404.blade.php gives visitors links instead of a dead end.

Check the status of a URL

The first line of the response shows the status code; -L follows redirects and shows each step.

curl -I https://example.com/page
curl -IL https://example.com/old-page

Frequently asked questions

What does HTTP 404 mean?

There is nothing at this URL. Search engines drop 404 pages from their index after a while.

How do I fix a 404 error?

Add a 301 redirect from old URLs to the new ones. Point the domain's document root to public/ (or use the .htaccess redirect). Run php artisan route:list to see whether the route exists, and php artisan route:clear after deploying.

How does Laravel handle 404?

abort(404), findOrFail() and route model binding send 404. A custom resources/views/errors/404.blade.php gives visitors links instead of a dead end.