laravel how to read app/config/app.php debug variable

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How do I access the debug variable in app/config/app.php from my controller to see if I am in debug mode?

<?php                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                     |
  /*                                                                                                                 |        if ( $this->user->id )
  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------                                        |        {
  | Application Debug Mode                                                                                           |            // Save roles. Handles updating.
  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------                                        |            $this->user->saveRoles(Input::get( 'roles' ));
  |                                                                                                                  |
  | When your application is in debug mode, detailed error messages with                                             |            // Redirect to the new user page
  | stack traces will be shown on every error that occurs within your                                                |            return Redirect::to('admin/users/'.$this->user->id)->with('success', Lang::get('admin/users/messages.cre
  | application. If disabled, a simple generic error page is shown.                                                  |ate.success'));
  |                                                                                                                  |        }
  */                                                                                                                 |  else
                                                                                                                     |  {
  'debug' => true,

Mihail Burduja · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-24 19:01:23Z

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You can use the helper function config (Laravel 5+).

$debug = config('app.debug');

Laravel 4.2:

$debug = Config::get('app.debug');

answered Aug 24, 2015 at 19:01

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Phil Over a year ago

I got undefined function config()...I am on Laravel 4.2.

molerat Over a year ago

In the view you can also easily use it just like that. Helpful if you want to display a DEBUG MODE label or something so you don't lose time because you confused the tabs and you're actually on the live server :)

Shota · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-15 11:23:49Z

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This question already has right answer, I just wanted to add that doing it with environmental variables is a better option:

'debug' => env('APP_DEBUG', false),

In .env file:

APP_ENV=local

edited Sep 15, 2016 at 11:23

answered Aug 24, 2015 at 19:52

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Phil Over a year ago

I saw some suggestions to do this, but I am not sure why this is better. It looks more complicated and confusing than using the existing variable. Could you explain?

Shota Over a year ago

Mainly it is better because, you can add .env file to .gitignore file and this way you can have your machine specific usernames and passwords, without sharing it to version control system to others, while app.php file needs to be committed and publicly shared.

baao Over a year ago

@Phil it's also better because you should store all your credentials and other constant stuff in your .env file. You'll notice that all of your configuration settings are like ...=>env('whatever','') in app.php or database.php.

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