Laravel 8 Admin controller don't work - in what problem?

Question

I have this route:

 Route::group(['prefix' => 'admin', 'namespace' => 'Admin', 'middleware' => ['web', 'auth']], function () {;
    Route::get('/', function () {
        return view('backend.app');
    })->middleware(['auth'])->name('dashboard');

    Route::get('/news', 'News@index');
});

use App\Http\Controllers\News;
Route::get('/news', [News::class, 'index']);
Route::get('/news/{id}', [News::class, 'show']);

I need to open link /admin/news - but I have error: Target class [Admin\News] does not exist.

News class for admin:

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers\Admin;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class News extends Controller
{
    //
    public function __construct()
    {
    }
    public function index()
    {
        var_dump('test');
    }
}

Can you help me: in what problem in my case?

Have you included a `use App\Http\Controllers\Admin\News` statement in your routes file? Check your `use` statement, carefully. — Peppermintology, May 27 '21 at 11:53
Cannot use App\Http\Controllers\News as News because the name is already in use But if I need News in public part and News in Admin - what I must do? — Platon, May 27 '21 at 11:58
Yes. One for public part - for user. And second - for Admin controller — Platon, May 27 '21 at 12:16
There is semicolon after route fn. i.e function () {; remove this and check. — Sachin Kumar, May 27 '21 at 12:26
Does this answer your question? [Target class controller does not exist - Laravel 8](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63807930/target-class-controller-does-not-exist-laravel-8) — miken32, Jul 19 '21 at 16:09

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 27 '21 at 12:23

You're mixing route definitions between the 'older' Laravel 7 style and the newer Laravel 8 style. Pick one and stick to it. If you've upgraded a project from Laravel 7 to Laravel 8, consider refactoring to keep things consistent.

As you have two News controllers, you either want to use the FQN (Fully Qualified Name) of each or alias one or both of your controllers.

use App\Http\Controllers\News;
use App\Http\Controllers\Admin\News as AdminNews; // aliased

Route::group(['prefix' => 'admin', 'namespace' => 'Admin', 'middleware' => ['web', 'auth']], function () {
    Route::get('/', function () {
        return view('backend.app');
    })->middleware(['auth'])->name('dashboard');

    Route::get('/news', [AdminNews::class, 'index']);
});

Route::get('/news', [News::class, 'index']);
Route::get('/news/{id}', [News::class, 'show']);

Laravel 8 Admin controller don't work - in what problem?

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