Laravel-ide-helper: Getting an error when running artisan command

[fuzaylov]

php artisan ide-helper:generate -S

returns the following error:

"error":{"type":"SymfonyComponentDebugExceptionFatalErrorException","message":"Class 'BarryvdhLaravelIdeHelperIdeHelperServiceProvider' not found","file":"/www/site/bootstrap/compiled.php","line":7075}}

[barryvdh]

Do you have the latest version (try running composer update)? Is barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper in you vendor dir?

[fuzaylov]

That fixed the error. Thanks! Now I'm getting a new error:

[InvalidArgumentException] There are no commands defined in the "ide-helper" namespace.

[barryvdh]

Hm, that is weird. Do you have the ServiceProvider in app.php?
'Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\IdeHelperServiceProvider',

Does the command show up when you do just php artisan?

[fuzaylov]

Thank you for your help!

[adrian7]

Had the same problem as @fuzaylov but adding the line 'Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\IdeHelperServiceProvider', in app.php 'providers' array fixed it.

[alexglue]

I have 'BarryvdhLaravelIdeHelperIdeHelperServiceProvider' string in my config/local/app.php file;
and php artisan ide-helper:generate gave the same error. What should i do on dev environment? (if i add this provider to app.php (not /local/app.php) all works fine)

[barryvdh]

Are you using the appends function in your local file?

[o1eksiy]

php artisan config:clear

[JorisVanEijden]

Apparently Laravel 5 doesn't use the environment folders in config anymore:
https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/general-discussion/l5-append-config-problem

[alisajjad160]

First after installing laravel ide helper, Update dependencies and then add this to your providers. it works like charm.
BarryvdhLaravelIdeHelperIdeHelperServiceProvider::class,

And after this run this and anymore...
php artisan ide-helper:generate

[LuisMCunha]

For me it only worked after I did php artisan config:cache and php artisan cache:clear, otherwise it still wasn't recognized.

[fotobank]

to MoPHL : Thanks to me it also helped

[heroselohim]

Resolved in my Laravel 4 doing this:

Register the command in appstartartisan.php
Artisan::add(new CustomCommand);

Clearing the artisan cache
php artisan cache:clear

[pipegris]

This happened to me today, I'm on L5.2, After some commits at home, I came to work and this happened, it has to be something with the git ignores, and preconfigured/precomnpiled stuff, the php artisan config:clear solved it.

[kasparsklavins]

Encountered the same problem.
I had separated configs for each environment. My environment wasnt detected properly after a reinstall which caused this error.