Laravel : Method [show] does not exist
Stefan Bogdanescu
Founder & Senior Architect · 2026-06-29
Title: Analyzing the Cause of Method [show] Error in Laravel App
Body:
When attempting to access the 'users/login' URL you got the error message "Method [show] does not exist." This can happen due to various reasons, but most commonly, it is a routing problem. In this blog post, we will dig deeper into your code and find potential causes for the issue.
1. Check Your Routes: Firstly, review the routes you have declared in `routes.php`. Make sure that there isn't any duplicate or conflicting route definition. Keep in mind that Laravel offers resourceful routing to simplify the process, but it may lead to unintentional conflicts. You could try removing the custom routes and using the resourceful route only.
- Remove the lines `Route::get('users/login', 'UserController@login');` from `routes.php`.
- Replace the current `UserController` code with this:
<?php
class UserController extends BaseController {
...
public function login()
{
return Redirect::action('UserController@showLogin');
}
...
<?php
Route::resource('users','UserController');
Route::get('/', function() {
return View::make('hello');
});
<?php
class UserController extends BaseController {
...
public function index() {
...
}
...
protected function showLogin()
{
return View::make('users.login');
}
<?php
Route::resource('users','UserController');
Route::get('/', function() {
return View::make('hello');
});