I created a new Laravel app using the command "laravel new" in the terminal. For options, I chose the breeze starter kit with inertia and Vue. I deployed this new project using Laravel Vapor (made no changes) but am receciving the error below. How can this be fixed?
Error in Laravel Vapor Log
{"message":"Database file at path [/var/task/database/database.sqlite] does not exist. Ensure this is an absolute path to the database. (Connection: sqlite, SQL: select * from \"users\"
When you try to login or register it will give you a error code 500. Then when I checked the logs in Laravel Vapor it shows the error above.
vapor.yml
id: 45784
name: laravel-new
environments:
production:
memory: 1024
cli-memory: 512
runtime: 'php-8.3:al2'
build:
- 'composer install --no-dev'
- 'php artisan event:cache'
# - 'npm ci && npm run build && rm -rf node_modules'
.env
DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
# DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
# DB_PORT=3306
# DB_DATABASE=laravel
# DB_USERNAME=root
# DB_PASSWORD=
database.php
<?php
use Illuminate\Support\Str;
return [
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Default Database Connection Name
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Here you may specify which of the database connections below you wish
| to use as your default connection for database operations. This is
| the connection which will be utilized unless another connection
| is explicitly specified when you execute a query / statement.
|
*/
'default' => env('DB_CONNECTION', 'sqlite'),
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Database Connections
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Below are all of the database connections defined for your application.
| An example configuration is provided for each database system which
| is supported by Laravel. You're free to add / remove connections.
|
*/
'connections' => [
'sqlite' => [
'driver' => 'sqlite',
'url' => env('DB_URL'),
'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', database_path('database.sqlite')),
'prefix' => '',
'foreign_key_constraints' => env('DB_FOREIGN_KEYS', true),
'busy_timeout' => null,
'journal_mode' => null,
'synchronous' => null,
],
'mysql' => [
'driver' => 'mysql',
'url' => env('DB_URL'),
'host' => env('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
'port' => env('DB_PORT', '3306'),
'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'laravel'),
'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'root'),
'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
'unix_socket' => env('DB_SOCKET', ''),
'charset' => env('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8mb4'),
'collation' => env('DB_COLLATION', 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci'),
'prefix' => '',
'prefix_indexes' => true,
'strict' => true,
'engine' => null,
'options' => extension_loaded('pdo_mysql') ? array_filter([
PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA => env('MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA'),
]) : [],
],
'mariadb' => [
'driver' => 'mariadb',
'url' => env('DB_URL'),
'host' => env('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
'port' => env('DB_PORT', '3306'),
'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'laravel'),
'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'root'),
'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
'unix_socket' => env('DB_SOCKET', ''),
'charset' => env('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8mb4'),
'collation' => env('DB_COLLATION', 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci'),
'prefix' => '',
'prefix_indexes' => true,
'strict' => true,
'engine' => null,
'options' => extension_loaded('pdo_mysql') ? array_filter([
PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA => env('MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA'),
]) : [],
],
'pgsql' => [
'driver' => 'pgsql',
'url' => env('DB_URL'),
'host' => env('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
'port' => env('DB_PORT', '5432'),
'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'laravel'),
'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'root'),
'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
'charset' => env('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8'),
'prefix' => '',
'prefix_indexes' => true,
'search_path' => 'public',
'sslmode' => 'prefer',
],
'sqlsrv' => [
'driver' => 'sqlsrv',
'url' => env('DB_URL'),
'host' => env('DB_HOST', 'localhost'),
'port' => env('DB_PORT', '1433'),
'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'laravel'),
'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'root'),
'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
'charset' => env('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8'),
'prefix' => '',
'prefix_indexes' => true,
// 'encrypt' => env('DB_ENCRYPT', 'yes'),
// 'trust_server_certificate' => env('DB_TRUST_SERVER_CERTIFICATE', 'false'),
],
],
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Migration Repository Table
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| This table keeps track of all the migrations that have already run for
| your application. Using this information, we can determine which of
| the migrations on disk haven't actually been run on the database.
|
*/
'migrations' => [
'table' => 'migrations',
'update_date_on_publish' => true,
],
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Redis Databases
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Redis is an open source, fast, and advanced key-value store that also
| provides a richer body of commands than a typical key-value system
| such as Memcached. You may define your connection settings here.
|
*/
'redis' => [
'client' => env('REDIS_CLIENT', 'phpredis'),
'options' => [
'cluster' => env('REDIS_CLUSTER', 'redis'),
'prefix' => env('REDIS_PREFIX', Str::slug(env('APP_NAME', 'laravel'), '_').'_database_'),
],
'default' => [
'url' => env('REDIS_URL'),
'host' => env('REDIS_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
'username' => env('REDIS_USERNAME'),
'password' => env('REDIS_PASSWORD'),
'port' => env('REDIS_PORT', '6379'),
'database' => env('REDIS_DB', '0'),
],
'cache' => [
'url' => env('REDIS_URL'),
'host' => env('REDIS_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
'username' => env('REDIS_USERNAME'),
'password' => env('REDIS_PASSWORD'),
'port' => env('REDIS_PORT', '6379'),
'database' => env('REDIS_CACHE_DB', '1'),
],
],
];
I created a new Laravel app using the command "laravel new" in the terminal. For options, I chose the breeze starter kit with inertia and Vue. I deployed this new project using Laravel Vapor (made no changes) but am receciving the error below. How can this be fixed?
Error in Laravel Vapor Log
{"message":"Database file at path [/var/task/database/database.sqlite] does not exist. Ensure this is an absolute path to the database. (Connection: sqlite, SQL: select * from \"users\"
When you try to login or register it will give you a error code 500. Then when I checked the logs in Laravel Vapor it shows the error above.
vapor.yml
id: 45784
name: laravel-new
environments:
production:
memory: 1024
cli-memory: 512
runtime: 'php-8.3:al2'
build:
- 'composer install --no-dev'
- 'php artisan event:cache'
# - 'npm ci && npm run build && rm -rf node_modules'
.env
DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
# DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
# DB_PORT=3306
# DB_DATABASE=laravel
# DB_USERNAME=root
# DB_PASSWORD=
database.php
<?php
use Illuminate\Support\Str;
return [
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Default Database Connection Name
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Here you may specify which of the database connections below you wish
| to use as your default connection for database operations. This is
| the connection which will be utilized unless another connection
| is explicitly specified when you execute a query / statement.
|
*/
'default' => env('DB_CONNECTION', 'sqlite'),
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Database Connections
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Below are all of the database connections defined for your application.
| An example configuration is provided for each database system which
| is supported by Laravel. You're free to add / remove connections.
|
*/
'connections' => [
'sqlite' => [
'driver' => 'sqlite',
'url' => env('DB_URL'),
'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', database_path('database.sqlite')),
'prefix' => '',
'foreign_key_constraints' => env('DB_FOREIGN_KEYS', true),
'busy_timeout' => null,
'journal_mode' => null,
'synchronous' => null,
],
'mysql' => [
'driver' => 'mysql',
'url' => env('DB_URL'),
'host' => env('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
'port' => env('DB_PORT', '3306'),
'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'laravel'),
'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'root'),
'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
'unix_socket' => env('DB_SOCKET', ''),
'charset' => env('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8mb4'),
'collation' => env('DB_COLLATION', 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci'),
'prefix' => '',
'prefix_indexes' => true,
'strict' => true,
'engine' => null,
'options' => extension_loaded('pdo_mysql') ? array_filter([
PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA => env('MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA'),
]) : [],
],
'mariadb' => [
'driver' => 'mariadb',
'url' => env('DB_URL'),
'host' => env('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
'port' => env('DB_PORT', '3306'),
'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'laravel'),
'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'root'),
'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
'unix_socket' => env('DB_SOCKET', ''),
'charset' => env('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8mb4'),
'collation' => env('DB_COLLATION', 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci'),
'prefix' => '',
'prefix_indexes' => true,
'strict' => true,
'engine' => null,
'options' => extension_loaded('pdo_mysql') ? array_filter([
PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA => env('MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA'),
]) : [],
],
'pgsql' => [
'driver' => 'pgsql',
'url' => env('DB_URL'),
'host' => env('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
'port' => env('DB_PORT', '5432'),
'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'laravel'),
'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'root'),
'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
'charset' => env('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8'),
'prefix' => '',
'prefix_indexes' => true,
'search_path' => 'public',
'sslmode' => 'prefer',
],
'sqlsrv' => [
'driver' => 'sqlsrv',
'url' => env('DB_URL'),
'host' => env('DB_HOST', 'localhost'),
'port' => env('DB_PORT', '1433'),
'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'laravel'),
'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'root'),
'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
'charset' => env('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8'),
'prefix' => '',
'prefix_indexes' => true,
// 'encrypt' => env('DB_ENCRYPT', 'yes'),
// 'trust_server_certificate' => env('DB_TRUST_SERVER_CERTIFICATE', 'false'),
],
],
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Migration Repository Table
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| This table keeps track of all the migrations that have already run for
| your application. Using this information, we can determine which of
| the migrations on disk haven't actually been run on the database.
|
*/
'migrations' => [
'table' => 'migrations',
'update_date_on_publish' => true,
],
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Redis Databases
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Redis is an open source, fast, and advanced key-value store that also
| provides a richer body of commands than a typical key-value system
| such as Memcached. You may define your connection settings here.
|
*/
'redis' => [
'client' => env('REDIS_CLIENT', 'phpredis'),
'options' => [
'cluster' => env('REDIS_CLUSTER', 'redis'),
'prefix' => env('REDIS_PREFIX', Str::slug(env('APP_NAME', 'laravel'), '_').'_database_'),
],
'default' => [
'url' => env('REDIS_URL'),
'host' => env('REDIS_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
'username' => env('REDIS_USERNAME'),
'password' => env('REDIS_PASSWORD'),
'port' => env('REDIS_PORT', '6379'),
'database' => env('REDIS_DB', '0'),
],
'cache' => [
'url' => env('REDIS_URL'),
'host' => env('REDIS_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
'username' => env('REDIS_USERNAME'),
'password' => env('REDIS_PASSWORD'),
'port' => env('REDIS_PORT', '6379'),
'database' => env('REDIS_CACHE_DB', '1'),
],
],
];
2 Answers
Reset to default 0The easiest solution is to switch to a proper database like MySQl. Just set the db configs in your .env file.
Then run the usual migrations and redeploy. This way, your data will persist across deployments without needing a local SQLite file.
But if you insist on using SQLite, know that using SQLite on Lambda is tricky because the Lambda environment doesn't keep files around permanently. You can store your SQLite file in the /tmp directory, but it'll vanish whenever the function resets. One workaround is to copy or generate it on each deploy. For example, in your .env:
DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
DB_DATABASE=/tmp/database.sqlite
Then you'd need something like a build step or a startup script, that creates the database file there. Keep in mind this won't persist between Lambda invocations, so most people use a full database like MySQL instead.
It's a bit tricky to use SQLite in Lambda servers. However, @Kamyar Safari is not wrong and he is correct(almost) that the SQLite database is not permanent but it is not the only factor here. I recommend considering other alternatives like MySql/Postgres or ... that are available permanently on another server. Why you can not use it like this:
- Lambda servers are TEMPORARY by default and will be destroyed after a time.
- Because of lambda concurrency (having multiple servers) you will get inconsistent data and not see the same result for all users.
- If you keep the functions reserved then as your database gets bigger your functions get slower and it's more expensive.
What are the solutions?
- The easiest is to use the vapor default options like mysql.
- Use SQLite with an EFS that mounts permanent storage to your lambda servers
- (Highly discourage this one) Using reserved concurrency feature of Lambda functions.
Cons for each one:
For number one 1 can't think anything except changing your configuration.
For the second solution, you to have a good knowledge of AWS. Use these docs for help
- https://www.lambrospetrou/articles/aws-lambda-and-sqlite-over-efs/
- https://docs.vapor.build/resources/storage#mounting-a-persistent-file-system
The last solution will not solve anything perfectly and It's just for you to experiment with the default configuration. Data still is inconsistent and if you decrease the reserved functions then you lose the data. And also more expensive because the lambda will not be destroyed(this feature is for high-traffic sites, not this issue)
https://docs.aws.amazon/lambda/latest/dg/configuration-concurrency.html
DB_CONNECTION=sqlitesimply will not work on Vapor. The .sqlite file will disappear, because your server only exists temporarily as a container. – ceejayoz Commented Jan 31 at 22:39