diff --git a/src/Phaseolies/Error/ErrorHandler.php b/src/Phaseolies/Error/ErrorHandler.php
index c837c5cb..b31b8243 100644
--- a/src/Phaseolies/Error/ErrorHandler.php
+++ b/src/Phaseolies/Error/ErrorHandler.php
@@ -19,56 +19,95 @@ public static function handle(): void
         self::configureErrorReporting();
         self::configureShutdownReporting();
 
-        set_exception_handler(function ($exception) {
-            self::logException($exception);
+        set_exception_handler(function (Throwable $exception) {
+            $loggerException = self::logException($exception);
+            $activeException = $loggerException ?? $exception;
 
-            self::triggerBeforeException($exception);
+            self::triggerBeforeException($activeException);
+            self::dispatch($activeException);
+        });
+    }
 
-            $handler = ErrorHandlerFactory::getSupportedHandler();
+    /**
+     * Dispatch the exception to the appropriate handler.
+     *
+     * @param Throwable $exception
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected static function dispatch(Throwable $exception): void
+    {
+        $handler = ErrorHandlerFactory::getSupportedHandler();
 
-            if ($handler) {
-                $handler->handle($exception);
-            } else {
-                self::handleFallback($exception);
-            }
-        });
+        if ($handler) {
+            $handler->handle($exception);
+        } else {
+            self::handleFallback($exception);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
      * Log an exception using the application's logger.
      *
      * @param Throwable $exception
-     * @return void
+     * @return Throwable|null
      */
-    protected static function logException(Throwable $exception): void
+    protected static function logException(Throwable $exception): ?Throwable
     {
-        $logMessage = "Error: " . $exception->getMessage();
-        $logMessage .= "\nFile: " . $exception->getFile();
-        $logMessage .= "\nLine: " . $exception->getLine();
-        $logMessage .= "\nTrace: " . $exception->getTraceAsString();
-
-        app(LoggerService::class)
-            ->channel(env('LOG_CHANNEL', 'stack'))
-            ->error($logMessage);
+        try {
+            $logMessage = sprintf(
+                "Error: %s\nFile: %s\nLine: %d\nTrace: %s",
+                $exception->getMessage(),
+                $exception->getFile(),
+                $exception->getLine(),
+                $exception->getTraceAsString()
+            );
+
+            app(LoggerService::class)
+                ->channel(env('LOG_CHANNEL', 'stack'))
+                ->error($logMessage);
+
+            return null;
+        } catch (Throwable $e) {
+            return new \RuntimeException(
+                sprintf(
+                    'Logger unavailable: %s | Original error: %s in %s on line %d',
+                    $e->getMessage(),
+                    $exception->getMessage(),
+                    $exception->getFile(),
+                    $exception->getLine()
+                ),
+                0,
+                $e
+            );
+        }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Last resort fallback handler when no specific handler is available.
+     *
+     * @param Throwable $exception
+     * @return void
+     */
     protected static function handleFallback(Throwable $exception): void
     {
-        abort($exception->getCode() ?: 500, "An error occurred. Please try again later.");
+        $code = $exception->getCode();
+        $httpCode = ($code >= 400 && $code < 600) ? $code : 500;
 
-        exit(1);
+        abort($httpCode, "An error occurred. Please try again later.");
     }
 
     /**
-     * Default fallback handler if no specific handler supports the context.
+     * Configure PHP error handler to convert runtime errors to exceptions.
      *
-     * @param Throwable $exception
      * @return void
      */
     protected static function configureErrorReporting(): void
     {
-        set_error_handler(function ($severity, $message, $file, $line) {
-            if (strpos($message, 'fsockopen():') === 0) {
+        set_error_handler(function (int $severity, string $message, string $file, int $line) {
+            if (!(error_reporting() & $severity)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (str_starts_with($message, 'fsockopen():')) {
                 return false;
             }
 
@@ -81,7 +120,7 @@ protected static function configureErrorReporting(): void
     }
 
     /**
-     * Configure handling of PHP runtime warnings and minor errors.
+     * Configure shutdown handler for fatal errors that bypass set_error_handler
      *
      * @return void
      */
@@ -89,41 +128,70 @@ protected static function configureShutdownReporting(): void
     {
         register_shutdown_function(function () {
             $error = error_get_last();
-            if ($error && in_array($error['type'], [E_ERROR, E_PARSE, E_CORE_ERROR, E_COMPILE_ERROR])) {
-                if (strpos($error['message'], 'fsockopen():') === 0) {
-                    return;
-                }
 
-                if (ob_get_level() > 0) {
-                    ob_end_clean();
-                }
+            if (!$error || !in_array($error['type'], [E_ERROR, E_PARSE, E_CORE_ERROR, E_COMPILE_ERROR])) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (str_starts_with($error['message'], 'fsockopen():')) {
+                return;
+            }
 
-                throw new \ErrorException("A fatal error occurred: " . $error['message']);
+            if (ob_get_level() > 0) {
+                ob_end_clean();
             }
+
+            $exception = new \ErrorException(
+                "A fatal error occurred: " . $error['message'],
+                0,
+                $error['type'],
+                $error['file'],
+                $error['line']
+            );
+
+            $loggerException = static::logException($exception);
+            $activeException = $loggerException ?? $exception;
+
+            static::triggerBeforeException($activeException);
+            static::dispatch($activeException);
         });
     }
 
     /**
-     * Executes the hook before the main error handling flow begins
+     * Executes the user-defined hook before the main error handling flow
      *
      * @param Throwable $exception
      * @return void
      */
     protected static function triggerBeforeException(Throwable $exception): void
     {
-        $beforeExceptionClass = \App\Http\Exceptions\BeforeExceptionHandler::class;
+        try {
+            $beforeExceptionClass = \App\Http\Exceptions\BeforeExceptionHandler::class;
+
+            if (!class_exists($beforeExceptionClass)) {
+                return;
+            }
 
-        if (class_exists($beforeExceptionClass)) {
             $before = app($beforeExceptionClass);
 
-            if ($before->supports()) {
-                $response = app(Response::class);
-                $statusCode = $exception instanceof \Phaseolies\Http\Exceptions\HttpException
-                    ? $exception->getStatusCode()
-                    : 500;
-                $response->setExceptionError($exception, $statusCode);
-                $before->handle($exception);
+            if (!$before->supports()) {
+                return;
             }
+
+            $response = app(Response::class);
+            $statusCode = $exception instanceof \Phaseolies\Http\Exceptions\HttpException
+                ? $exception->getStatusCode()
+                : 500;
+
+            $response->setExceptionError($exception, $statusCode);
+            $before->handle($exception);
+        } catch (Throwable $e) {
+            error_log(sprintf(
+                '[Doppar] BeforeExceptionHandler failed: %s in %s on line %d',
+                $e->getMessage(),
+                $e->getFile(),
+                $e->getLine()
+            ));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Phaseolies/Http/Controllers/Controller.php b/src/Phaseolies/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
index 02686f76..1ff6bfbf 100644
--- a/src/Phaseolies/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
+++ b/src/Phaseolies/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
@@ -467,10 +467,13 @@ protected function compileAndCache(string $actual, string $cache): void
                 // Make sure the file has proper permissions
                 @chmod($tempFile, 0644);
 
-                // Atomic rename (on Unix systems)
-                if (!rename($tempFile, $cache)) {
+                // Atomic rename (on Unix/Mac), fallback copy for Windows
+                if (!@rename($tempFile, $cache)) {
+                    if (!@copy($tempFile, $cache)) {
+                        @unlink($tempFile);
+                        throw new RuntimeException("Failed to move compiled view to cache: {$cache}");
+                    }
                     @unlink($tempFile);
-                    throw new RuntimeException("Failed to move compiled view to cache: {$cache}");
                 }
 
                 // Verify the cache file was created successfully
diff --git a/src/Phaseolies/Logger/Drivers/DailyLogHandler.php b/src/Phaseolies/Logger/Drivers/DailyLogHandler.php
index 9148445d..c7c52232 100644
--- a/src/Phaseolies/Logger/Drivers/DailyLogHandler.php
+++ b/src/Phaseolies/Logger/Drivers/DailyLogHandler.php
@@ -17,16 +17,27 @@ class DailyLogHandler extends AbstractHandler implements LogHandlerInterface
      */
     public function configureHandler(Logger $logger, string $channel): void
     {
-        $path = base_path('storage/logs');
+        $path = base_path('storage' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'logs');
 
         if (!is_dir($path)) {
-            mkdir($path, 0775, true);
+            if (!mkdir($path, 0775, true) && !is_dir($path)) {
+                throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to create log directory: ' . $path);
+            }
         }
 
-        $logFile = $path . '/' . date('Y_m_d') . '_doppar.log';
+        if (!is_writable($path)) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('Log directory is not writable: ' . $path);
+        }
+
+        $logFile = $path . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . date('Y_m_d') . '_doppar.log';
 
         if (!is_file($logFile)) {
-            touch($logFile);
+            if (touch($logFile) === false) {
+                throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to create log file: ' . $logFile);
+            }
+
+            // Ignored on Windows but correct for Mac/Ubuntu
+            chmod($logFile, 0664);
         }
 
         $this->handleConfiguration($logger, $logFile);
diff --git a/src/Phaseolies/Logger/Drivers/DefaultLogHandler.php b/src/Phaseolies/Logger/Drivers/DefaultLogHandler.php
index 2e96a700..fc4a4dd3 100644
--- a/src/Phaseolies/Logger/Drivers/DefaultLogHandler.php
+++ b/src/Phaseolies/Logger/Drivers/DefaultLogHandler.php
@@ -17,16 +17,26 @@ class DefaultLogHandler extends AbstractHandler implements LogHandlerInterface
      */
     public function configureHandler(Logger $logger, string $channel): void
     {
-        $path = base_path('storage/logs');
+        $path = base_path('storage' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'logs');
 
         if (!is_dir($path)) {
-            mkdir($path, 0775, true);
+            if (!mkdir($path, 0775, true) && !is_dir($path)) {
+                throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to create log directory: ' . $path);
+            }
         }
 
-        $logFile = $path . '/doppar.log';
+        if (!is_writable($path)) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('Log directory is not writable: ' . $path);
+        }
+
+        $logFile = $path . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'doppar.log';
 
         if (!is_file($logFile)) {
-            touch($logFile);
+            if (touch($logFile) === false) {
+                throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to create log file: ' . $logFile);
+            }
+
+            chmod($logFile, 0664);
         }
 
         $this->handleConfiguration($logger, $logFile);
diff --git a/src/Phaseolies/Logger/Drivers/SingleLogHandler.php b/src/Phaseolies/Logger/Drivers/SingleLogHandler.php
index 0ad3513a..4da50118 100644
--- a/src/Phaseolies/Logger/Drivers/SingleLogHandler.php
+++ b/src/Phaseolies/Logger/Drivers/SingleLogHandler.php
@@ -17,16 +17,26 @@ class SingleLogHandler extends AbstractHandler implements LogHandlerInterface
      */
     public function configureHandler(Logger $logger, string $channel): void
     {
-        $path = base_path('storage/logs');
+        $path = base_path('storage' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'logs');
 
         if (!is_dir($path)) {
-            mkdir($path, 0775, true);
+            if (!mkdir($path, 0775, true) && !is_dir($path)) {
+                throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to create log directory: ' . $path);
+            }
         }
 
-        $logFile = $path . '/doppar.log';
+        if (!is_writable($path)) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('Log directory is not writable: ' . $path);
+        }
+
+        $logFile = $path . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'doppar.log';
 
         if (!is_file($logFile)) {
-            touch($logFile);
+            if (touch($logFile) === false) {
+                throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to create log file: ' . $logFile);
+            }
+
+            chmod($logFile, 0664);
         }
 
         $this->handleConfiguration($logger, $logFile);
diff --git a/src/Phaseolies/Support/Odo/OdoCache.php b/src/Phaseolies/Support/Odo/OdoCache.php
index 03ef55d3..d7b4e8e8 100644
--- a/src/Phaseolies/Support/Odo/OdoCache.php
+++ b/src/Phaseolies/Support/Odo/OdoCache.php
@@ -27,13 +27,17 @@ trait OdoCache
      */
     public function createCacheFolder(): void
     {
-        $actual = base_path() . '/' . $this->cacheFolder;
+        $actual = base_path() . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $this->cacheFolder;
 
         if (!is_dir($actual)) {
             if (!mkdir($actual, 0755, true) && !is_dir($actual)) {
                 throw new RuntimeException('Unable to create view cache folder: ' . $actual);
             }
         }
+
+        if (!is_writable($actual)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('View cache folder is not writable: ' . $actual);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -43,13 +47,17 @@ public function createCacheFolder(): void
      */
     public function createPublicSymlinkFolder(): void
     {
-        $actual = base_path() . '/' . $this->publicSymlinkFolder;
+        $actual = base_path() . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $this->publicSymlinkFolder;
 
         if (!is_dir($actual)) {
             if (!mkdir($actual, 0755, true) && !is_dir($actual)) {
                 throw new RuntimeException('Unable to create app/public cache folder: ' . $actual);
             }
         }
+
+        if (!is_writable($actual)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('App/public folder is not writable: ' . $actual);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -60,12 +68,13 @@ public function createPublicSymlinkFolder(): void
     public function clearCache(): bool
     {
         $extension = ltrim($this->fileExtension, '.');
-        $files = glob($this->cacheFolder . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '*.' . $extension);
+
+        $files = glob(str_replace('\\', '/', $this->cacheFolder) . '/*.' . $extension);
         $result = true;
 
         foreach ($files as $file) {
-            if (is_file($file)) {
-                $result = @unlink($file);
+            if (is_file($file) && !@unlink($file)) {
+                $result = false;
             }
         }
 
@@ -79,7 +88,7 @@ public function clearCache(): bool
      */
     public function setCacheFolder($path): void
     {
-        $this->cacheFolder = str_replace('/', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, $path);
+        $this->cacheFolder = rtrim(str_replace('/', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, $path), DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -89,6 +98,6 @@ public function setCacheFolder($path): void
      */
     public function setSymlinkPathFolder($path): void
     {
-        $this->publicSymlinkFolder = str_replace('/', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, $path);
+        $this->publicSymlinkFolder = rtrim(str_replace('/', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, $path), DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
     }
 }