Handle module not found in laravel 7 routing - laravel

Question

let's say I have some
Route::get('/path/{model}', 'Controller#method');
In the case of mysite.com/path/1 & no Model#1, I getting 404 which is default Laravel behavior
I want to handle (basically, redirect to another named route) "NoModelFound" for specific group of routes / specific route
As this route exists, Route::fallback or Route::any will not trigger here.
I know there is a Route()->missing method in Laravel 8, but I have Laravel 7 and can't update.
Also, in the best way, I search for solutions within routes ( web.php )
Is any solution for this? thanks in advance

Answer 1

You can globally handle exception in App\Exceptions\Handler class. If you really and i mean really want to be specific about handling ModelNotFoundException for only certain routes then you can do some thing like
// Exception Handle class
public function render($request, Exception $exception)
{
if(
$request->is('*path/') && // or string match
$exception instanceof ModelNotFoundException
){
redirect()->to('where-ever');
}
}
If you just want to redirect user whenever ModelNotFoundException occurs then you could do this,
// Exception Handle class
public function render($request, Exception $exception)
{
if(
$exception instanceof ModelNotFoundException
){
redirect()->to('where-ever');
}
}
Another way would be to use a middleware and check for certain model, if it doesnt exist, then redirect the user. Depends on what you are trying to do. You can find more information here
https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/middleware
https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/errors#the-exception-handler