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Debug: Session Not Saving

🔍 Debug: Session Not Saving

Section titled “🔍 Debug: Session Not Saving”

🎯 Problem Identified

Section titled “🎯 Problem Identified”

The log shows "session_before":null, which means the session is not being saved when you click the switcher.

✅ Debug Added

Section titled “✅ Debug Added”

Complete logs have been added to track the entire process:

1. In Route (/language/{locale}):

Section titled “1. In Route (/language/{locale}):”
  • ✅ When route is called
  • ✅ What locale is requested
  • ✅ Session state before and after

2. In LanguageSwitcher::setLocale():

Section titled “2. In LanguageSwitcher::setLocale():”
  • ✅ When method is called
  • ✅ If session saves correctly
  • ✅ Session ID and driver used

3. In Middleware SetLocale:

Section titled “3. In Middleware SetLocale:”
  • ✅ If it finds locale in session
  • ✅ Final locale decision

🚀 Steps to Diagnose

Section titled “🚀 Steps to Diagnose”

1. Clear current logs:

Section titled “1. Clear current logs:”
Terminal window
# In your Laravel project
echo "" > storage/logs/laravel.log

2. Click the switcher:

Section titled “2. Click the switcher:”
  1. Go to your Filament panel
  2. Click the language switcher
  3. Observe if there’s a redirect

3. Review logs immediately:

Section titled “3. Review logs immediately:”
Terminal window
tail -f storage/logs/laravel.log

4. Look for these sequences:

Section titled “4. Look for these sequences:”

Successful Sequence:

Section titled “Successful Sequence:”
Language switch route called {"requested_locale":"en",...}
LanguageSwitcher::setLocale called {"requested_locale":"en",...}
LanguageSwitcher::setLocale completed {"session_after":"en",...}
Language switch result {"success":true,"session_after":"en"}
SetLocale: Using session locale {"session_locale":"en"}

Failed Sequence:

Section titled “Failed Sequence:”
Language switch route called {"requested_locale":"en",...}
LanguageSwitcher::setLocale called {"requested_locale":"en",...}
LanguageSwitcher::setLocale completed {"session_after":null,...}  ← PROBLEM
Language switch result {"success":true,"session_after":null}      ← PROBLEM
SetLocale: Final locale decision {"session_before":null,...}      ← PROBLEM

🔍 Possible Problems

Section titled “🔍 Possible Problems”

1. Session not configured correctly:

Section titled “1. Session not configured correctly:”

Check your config/session.php:

'driver' => env('SESSION_DRIVER', 'file'),
'lifetime' => env('SESSION_LIFETIME', 120),
'path' => env('SESSION_PATH', '/'),
'domain' => env('SESSION_DOMAIN', null),

2. Session middleware not active:

Section titled “2. Session middleware not active:”

Verify that StartSession is in web middleware group.

3. Write permissions:

Section titled “3. Write permissions:”
Terminal window
# Check storage/framework/sessions permissions
ls -la storage/framework/sessions/

4. Routes not registered correctly:

Section titled “4. Routes not registered correctly:”
Terminal window
php artisan route:list | grep language

🚨 Possible Solutions

Section titled “🚨 Possible Solutions”

1. Force session start:

Section titled “1. Force session start:”

Add at the beginning of the route:

if (!session()->isStarted()) {
    session()->start();
}

2. Verify session driver:

Section titled “2. Verify session driver:”
Terminal window
php artisan config:show session.driver
Section titled “3. Use cookie as backup:”

If session fails, use cookie:

// In setLocale()
Session::put('locale', $locale);
cookie()->queue('locale', $locale, 525600); // 1 year

📋 Needed Information

Section titled “📋 Needed Information”

Share this log data:

  1. Is route called? → Language switch route called
  2. Is setLocale executed? → LanguageSwitcher::setLocale called
  3. Is it saved in session? → "session_after":"en" vs "session_after":null
  4. What session driver? → "session_driver":"file"
  5. Is there session ID? → "session_id":"xyz123"

With this information we can identify exactly where the process fails.

🎯 Expected Result

Section titled “🎯 Expected Result”

After debugging you should see:

  • ✅ Route executes correctly
  • ✅ Session saves: "session_after":"en"
  • ✅ Middleware reads session: "session_locale":"en"
  • ✅ Language change works