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Why does php artisan tinker redirect to my project directory?

I'm following this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neSHAWdE44c&index=5&list=PLillGF-RfqbYhQsN5WMXy6VsDMKGadrJ-

At time 7:17, he uses php artisan tinker.

No matter what I do and/or try, upon running php artisan tinker, I then run App\Post::count() but all it does is redirect me back to the project directory.

I can't even do a simple 2 + 2 and see the output. I just get redirected back to the project directory.

I'm using Laravel 5.7.25 if that's of any help.

I've looked all over SO but I'm trying to hang in there in terms of finding a solution. Anybody have an idea what's causing this?

Example of what I mean:

name-MBP:lsapp name$ php artisan tinker
Psy Shell v0.9.9 (PHP 7.3.1 — cli) by Justin Hileman
>>> App\Post::count()
name-MBP:lsapp name$
Solution

  • It is an issue with Psy Shell

    Try creating a file named config.php at ~/.config/psysh or C:\Users\{USER}\AppData\Roaming\PsySH (for windows) if not already there. and put this as the content: 

    <?php
return [
  'usePcntl' => false,
];