Maintenance Mode Not Working

[terence-carrera]

Laravel Version

12.31.1

PHP Version

8.4.12

Database Driver & Version

PostgreSQL 16 on Windows 11 x64

Description

I am currently checking if the maintenance mode feature is working on Laravel 12.x since I upgraded my existing project from Laravel 11.x to Laravel 12.x. Now, the thing about it is that I thought my existing laravel application is broken due to the maintenance mode feature not working. But I noticed it also when I created a new Laravel 12.x project.

Steps To Reproduce

1. On a terminal, create a new Laravel 12.x project.
2. Setup the .env file based on your preference.
3. Run php artisan serve then check if the website is running.
4. On another terminal, run php artisan down --with-secret.
5. Access the bypass link which returns also 503 status code.

[AhmedAlaa4611]

I just tested this on a fresh Laravel 12.31.1 installation and the maintenance mode (including the --with-secret option) is working correctly for me.

[somarkn99]

Please note:

• The secret link (/laravel-down/{secret}) must be opened once to store a session cookie. After that, other routes should work in the same browser session.
• If you still get a 503, try clearing cached routes/config/views:
  php artisan route:clear
  php artisan config:clear
  php artisan view:clear
• Also try using an incognito/private window to avoid stale cookies.

[crynobone]

Hey there,

While this may be a legitimate issue, can you first try posting your problem or question on one of the support channels below? If this issue can be definitively identified as a bug, feel free to open up a new issue with a link to the original one and we'll gladly help you out.

• Laracasts Forums
• Laravel.io Forums
• StackOverflow
• Discord
• Larachat
• IRC

Thanks!