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PHP: Class not found

Dasun Kalupahana 296 views

The error

Error 

Error: Class "App\Services\PaymentService" not found

Why it happens

Composer's autoloader cannot find a file for that class. Usually:

  • The namespace does not match the folder (App\Services must be in app/Services).
  • The file or class name differs in case. Windows ignores it, Linux servers don't.
  • The use statement is missing or wrong.
  • The class came with a new package and composer install was not run.

How to fix it

  1. Check that the namespace, the folder and the file name match, including upper and lower case.
  2. Add or fix the use line where the class is used.
  3. Regenerate the autoloader.
composer dump-autoload

# a package class? install dependencies
composer install
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