Laravel how to delete a controller

"Learn how to delete a Laravel controller with a simple example."

Deleting a Controller in Laravel

In Laravel, controllers are used to handle user requests and retrieve data. The process of deleting an existing controller is quite simple. All you need to do is delete the controller file from your application directory and then rebuild your routes.

To delete a controller, open the file explorer and navigate to the app/Http/Controllers directory. Here you will find all the controllers used by your application. Select the controller you want to delete and click the delete button. After deleting the file, it is important to rebuild your routes.

Rebuilding your routes can be done by running the following command in the terminal:

php artisan route:clear

This will clear all existing routes and allow you to rebuild them. To rebuild your routes, you will need to run the route:cache command in the terminal. This command will compile all your routes into a single file. This will improve the performance of your application.

Once the routes have been rebuilt, you can test your application to ensure that everything is working properly. If everything is working as expected then you can be sure that your controller has been deleted successfully.