If you run into an issue with Laraship either during setup, configuration or development. Laraship has a Logging system where errors can be found under storage/logs/laravel.log.

Also if you're at the development stage, it's recommended to turn "APP_DEBUG" flag at .env file to view error on the screen instead of generic error codes like "Error 500" by changing the value from false to true.

Most common issues happen during the installation are the result of :

missing PHP module

the mismatch between your local PHP and server PHP versions, which causes the composer to load incompatible dependencies. to check PHP command-line version please run the command :

php --version

to check website PHP version at the website, just put this single line of PHP code in a blank text file, for example, test.php, place it under public folder open it on the server:

<?php phpinfo() ?>

DB connection error "Yo need to check database connection under.env"

Application key not generated: you need to run the command:

php artisan key:generate

Passport Keys are not generated: you need to run the command:

php artisan passport:install

Also during development, we always recommend taking a backup of your Laraship DB so you can restore in case you were not able to figure out the reason of the issue and use GIT to track file changes