Laravel localhost works, but heroku gives 500 error
Set 2 config variables in heroku with following commands:
1 heroku config:set APP_DEBUG=true
2 heroku config:set APP_KEY=RandomString
After setting these keys you will be able to see the actual error instead of general 500.
For problem with key in heroku add this code in config/app.php:
'key' => env('APP_KEY', 'SomeRandomStringSomeRandomString'),In terminal write this command
heroku config:set APP_KEY=SomeRandomStringSomeRandomString
Try this heroku config:set APP_DEBUG=true then visit your app and see what's exactly is the error. Most likely is database connection failing or missing .env key.