The stream or file “/var/www/html/storage/logs/laravel.log” could not be opened in append mode: Failed to open stream: Permission denied The exception occurred while attempting to log: The stream or file “/var/www/html/storage/logs/laravel.log” could not be opened in appen

The error you’re encountering suggests that Laravel is unable to write to the laravel.log file due to permission issues. This is a common issue when the web server does not have the proper permissions to write to the log file or directory.

To resolve this, you can adjust the permissions for the storage directory and its subdirectories. Here are some steps you can follow:

1. Set the Correct Ownership:
   Ensure that the web server user (e.g., www-data for Apache on Debian-based systems or apache for CentOS/RHEL) has ownership of the storage directory and its contents.

   sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/storage


   Adjust www-data to the appropriate user for your web server.

2. Set Proper Permissions:
   Ensure that the storage directory and its files are writable by the web server.

   sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/storage


   If you are still encountering issues, you might need to set more permissive permissions:

   sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/storage


   Be cautious with 777 permissions as it gives write access to all users, which might not be secure for production environments.

3. Check Directory Permissions:
   Ensure that the parent directories of storage also have the correct permissions. Sometimes, issues might be due to permissions set on the parent directories.

   sudo chmod 755 /var/www/html
sudo chmod 755 /var/www/html/storage


4. Restart the Web Server:
   After making changes to permissions, restart the web server to ensure that changes take effect.

   sudo systemctl restart apache2 # For Apache on Debian-based systems
sudo systemctl restart httpd # For Apache on CentOS/RHEL
sudo systemctl restart nginx # For Nginx


After performing these steps, Laravel should be able to write to the laravel.log file without encountering permission issues.