Troubleshooting - teaminfinitydev/laravel-activity-log-discord GitHub Wiki

Connection Issues

If you're experiencing issues connecting to Discord webhooks, try the following solutions:

1. Check Your Webhook URL

Ensure your Discord webhook URL is correctly formatted and valid. It should look like:

https://discord.com/api/webhooks/[webhook_id]/[webhook_token]

2. SSL Certificate Issues

If you receive a "No response from Discord (connection error)" error, you might be having SSL certificate issues, especially in a local development environment.

Temporary Fix (Development Only):

Modify the DiscordWebhookService.php file to disable SSL verification:

public function __construct(?string $webhookUrl, string $botName = 'Activity Logger', ?string $avatarUrl = null)
{
    $this->client = new Client([
        'timeout' => 30,
        'connect_timeout' => 10,
        'verify' => false, // Disable SSL verification for testing
    ]);
    // Rest of the constructor...
}

⚠️ WARNING: Re-enable SSL verification (verify => true) before deploying to production!

3. Firewall or Network Issues

• Ensure your server/local environment can access external services
• Check if your firewall allows outgoing connections to Discord (ports 443/80)
• Try testing with a different internet connection

4. Detailed Debug Logging

Enable detailed logging to see what's happening with the connection:

try {
    // In your DiscordWebhookService.php
    Log::debug('Attempting to connect to Discord webhook', [
        'webhook_url' => $this->maskWebhookUrl($this->webhookUrl),
    ]);
    
    $response = $this->client->post($this->webhookUrl, [
        // your existing options
        'debug' => true, // Add this to see detailed request/response info
    ]);
} catch (RequestException $e) {
    Log::error('Discord webhook error details', [
        'request_exception_details' => method_exists($e, 'getHandlerContext') ? $e->getHandlerContext() : 'Not available',
    ]);
}

Then check your Laravel logs for more information.

🎨 Discord Message Examples

The package sends rich embed messages to Discord that look like this:

User Login Event

🔐 User Login
User [email protected] logged in

Performed by: John Doe ([email protected])
Details:
IP: 192.168.1.100
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0...
Timestamp: 2024-01-15 14:30:22

Application Bootup Event

🚀 System Bootup
Web application started successfully

Details:
Environment: production
PHP Version: 8.2.0
Laravel Version: 10.0.0
Memory Usage: 32.5 MB
Server Time: 2024-01-15 14:30:22

Model Created Event

➕ Model Created
Post 'My First Blog Post' was created

Performed by: Jane Doe ([email protected])
Subject: My First Blog Post
Details:
Title: My First Blog Post
Category: Technology
Status: Published