Deploying Laravel 5.2 unusual permission error - php

Question

I am trying to load my project on the live server.
these are the specs
PHP version 5.6
Server : Windows
I have loaded all the files and chmod 777
Storage
Vendor
bootstrap/cache
but it keeps giving me the following streaming error:
Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'UnexpectedValueException' with
message 'The stream or file
"C:\inetpub\wwwroot\websites\mysite\storage/logs/laravel.log" could
not be opened: failed to open stream: Permission denied' in
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\websites\mysite\vendor\monolog\monolog\src\Monolog\Handler\StreamHandler.php:87
Stack trace: #0
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\websites\mysite\vendor\monolog\monolog\src\Monolog\Handler\AbstractProcessingHandler.php(37):
Monolog\Handler\StreamHandler->write(Array) #1
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\websites\mysite\vendor\monolog\monolog\src\Monolog\Logger.php(336):
Monolog\Handler\AbstractProcessingHandler->handle(Array) #2
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\websites\mysite\vendor\monolog\monolog\src\Monolog\Logger.php(615):
Monolog\Logger->addRecord(400, Object(UnexpectedValueException),
Array) #3
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\websites\mysite\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Log\Writer.php(202):
Monolog\Logger->error(Object(UnexpectedValueExc
in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\websites\mysite\vendor\monolog\monolog\src\Monolog\Handler\StreamHandler.php on
line 87
Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'UnexpectedValueException' with
message 'The stream or file
"C:\inetpub\wwwroot\websites\mysite\storage/logs/laravel.log" could
not be opened: failed to open stream: Permission denied' in
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\websites\mysite\vendor\monolog\monolog\src\Monolog\Handler\StreamHandler.php:87
Stack trace: #0
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\websites\mysite\vendor\monolog\monolog\src\Monolog\Handler\AbstractProcessingHandler.php(37):
Monolog\Handler\StreamHandler->write(Array) #1
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\websites\mysite\vendor\monolog\monolog\src\Monolog\Logger.php(336):
Monolog\Handler\AbstractProcessingHandler->handle(Array) #2
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\websites\mysite\vendor\monolog\monolog\src\Monolog\Logger.php(615):
Monolog\Logger->addRecord(400,
Object(Symfony\Component\Debug\Exception\FatalErrorException), Array)>
3 C:\inetpub\wwwroot\websites\mysite\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Log\Writer.php(202):
Monolog\Logger->er
in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\websites\mysite\vendor\monolog\monolog\src\Monolog\Handler\StreamHandler.php on
line 87

Answer 1

You need to allow writing for logs dir chmod -R 777 storage/logs

Answer 2

You didn't set permissions correctly. You're on Windows, so read this or this. storage folder with all subfolders and files should be accessible to r&w.

Answer 3

I had a similar problem, turns out the server didnt create the file with the correct owner, even though permissions were set correctly. Hope this helps someone!
I deleted that particular log (im using daily logs) and it worked again.

Answer 4

Delete laravel.log file inside logs folder.
It worked for me.