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# FAQ

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Answers to the most common questions about LaraCoreKit.

General

Q: What PHP version does LaraCoreKit require?

A: PHP 8.3 or higher.

Q: Can I use LaraCoreKit for commercial projects?

A: Yes! LaraCoreKit is MIT licensed — completely free for commercial use with no restrictions.

Q: What databases are supported?

A: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, and SQL Server. MySQL 8+ is recommended for production.

Q: Is TailwindCSS v4 compatible with older browsers?

A: TailwindCSS v4 uses modern CSS features. It supports all evergreen browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge). IE11 is not supported.

Installation

Q: I get "Class not found" errors.

Solution:

composer dump-autoload
php artisan optimize:clear

Q: Migration fails with a database connection error.

Solution:

  1. Check your .env database credentials
  2. Ensure the database server is running
  3. For MySQL, make sure the database exists:
    CREATE DATABASE laracorekit;

Q: Vite build fails with Node.js errors.

Solution:

rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json
npm install
npm run build

Modules

Q: Can I disable a built-in module (e.g., Blog)?

A: Yes. Set enabled => false in config/modules.php:

'Blog' => [
    'enabled' => false,
    ...
],

Then run php artisan optimize:clear.

Q: Can I build and sell my own modules?

A: Absolutely. You own whatever you build. Extract any module as a Composer package and distribute it freely (or commercially).

Q: I added a new module but routes aren't loading.

Solution:

  1. Add the module to config/modules.php with enabled => true
  2. Add namespace to composer.json autoload psr-4
  3. Run composer dump-autoload
  4. Run php artisan optimize:clear

Admin Panel

Q: I can't log into the admin panel.

A: Create an admin user:

php artisan filament:user

Q: Where are the Filament admin resources?

A: Inside each module: modules/{Module}/src/Filament/Resources/

Q: How do I change the admin panel path from /admin?

A: In app/Providers/Filament/AdminPanelProvider.php:

->path('dashboard')  // Changes to /dashboard

Frontend

Q: I updated a view but still see the old content.

Solution:

php artisan view:clear

Q: How do I enable dark mode manually?

A: Add dark class to your <html> tag:

<html class="dark">

Or let Alpine.js handle the toggle:

document.documentElement.classList.toggle('dark');

Debugging

Q: How do I enable debug mode?

APP_DEBUG=true
APP_ENV=local

Q: How do I see all SQL queries?

// In AppServiceProvider::boot()
DB::listen(fn ($query) => logger($query->sql, $query->bindings));

Or install Laravel Telescope:

composer require laravel/telescope --dev
php artisan telescope:install
php artisan migrate

Visit /telescope to see queries, jobs, requests, and more.

Performance

Q: How do I speed up my app?

# Cache everything
php artisan optimize

# Use Redis for cache/sessions/queues
# Set in .env:
# CACHE_DRIVER=redis
# SESSION_DRIVER=redis
# QUEUE_CONNECTION=redis

Next Steps

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