APP_DEBUG=true is being ignored - php

Question

I have APP_DEBUG=true in the .env file:
APP_ENV=local
APP_DEBUG=true
APP_LOG_LEVEL=debug
APP_URL=http://test.dev
I've deliberately use incorrect incorrect url (eg: test.dev/asdsadsa) which does not in the web.php route file.
I expected to get an laravel debug error when route does not exist
Sorry, the page you are looking for could not be found.
NotFoundHttpException in RouteCollection.php line 161:
However, it keep showing 404 error page (views/errors/404.blade.php) even APP_DEBUG is set to true.
What I have tried:
1 - I even tested to make sure laravel can read .env file:
Route::get('/', function() {
dd(env('APP_DEBUG'));
});
return true
2 - php artisan config:cache did not fix it.
3 - chmod -R 777 storage did not fix it.

Answer 1

if you have 404 error page in views/errors it will be displayed, and if you haven't, NotFoundHttpException will be displayed.

Answer 2

I'm very late to the game here, but if nothing else worked try clearing all cache and then run:
php artisan optimize:clear

Answer 3

Just add this two lines in your error view, for example in views\errors\404.blade.php
<?php $e = new Symfony\Component\Debug\ExceptionHandler(); ?>
<?php echo getenv('APP_DEBUG') == 'true' ? $e->getContent(Symfony\Component\Debug\Exception\FlattenException::create($exception)) : ''; ?>
This will show the laravel debug error in your custom 404 error page.

Answer 4

Remove make sure that Your App\Exceptions\Handler does not have in $dontReport this line:
'Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\HttpException'
take a look at documentation: https://laravel.com/docs/5.3/errors#the-exception-handler
and find:
Ignoring Exceptions By Type
The $dontReport property of the exception handler contains an array of
exception types that will not be logged. For example, exceptions
resulting from 404 errors, as well as several other types of errors,
are not written to your log files. You may add other exception types
to this array as needed

Answer 5

Make sure you have .env file in the root folder of the laravel project. If you don't have one, please search how to create laravel .env file and create it.