CORS error when trying to view PDF

Self-Hosted | v5
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When I try viewing a PDF invoice the system hangs and I get the following error in the console? Not sure if it helps but im using cloudflare

index.php#/:1 Access to XMLHttpRequest at ‘https://mydomain.com/invoice/public/client/invoice/Rr5LPpY9XwuNqsKPLEBkT4awBwiJFHfB/download?t=1644087174964&per_page=999999’ from origin ‘https://www.mydomain.com’ has been blocked by CORS policy: Response to preflight request doesn’t pass access control check: Redirect is not allowed for a preflight request.

and then the following error:

index.php#/:1 WebGL: CONTEXT_LOST_WEBGL: loseContext: context lost

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Hi,

@david any thoughts?

You may want to try with the desktop app

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Will do and let you know… Thanks

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But what’s causing the CORS issue in case I want to use the web version?

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I’ve tried the windows app and I get the following error when trying to view PDF:

500: Internal Server Error

There was an error generating the PDF with Phantom JS

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Are there any details about the error in storage/logs

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I tried again now in order for it to log the error then it worked. Will try a few more times and let u know

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Where will I find the error log? Nothing appears on the server and in the app > dashboard > system log there is nothing related to the error either

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It happened again… So it seems to work sometimes and othertimes it doesn’t

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Do I perhaps need to run php artisan optimize? I’ve got shell access to my server, how would I run it?

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@ihsaan

Are you on the latest version of the application?

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Yes its the latest v5.3.55 c76

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You can find the error log file here:

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Oh sorry about that. This is from the error log:

[2022-02-05 19:57:54] production.INFO: https://mysite.com/invoice/public/phantom/invoice/VScl5C8nOxdUCqJJZ5sgGeCVYcYrrSpA?phantomjs_secret=secret  
[2022-02-05 19:57:55] production.ERROR: There was an error generating the PDF with Phantom JS {"exception":"[object] (App\\Exceptions\\PhantomPDFFailure(code: 0): There was an error generating the PDF with Phantom JS at /home2/mysite/public_html/invoice/app/Utils/PhantomJS/Phantom.php:150)
[stacktrace]
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Is PHANTOMJS_PDF_GENERATION=true in your .env file?
Could you try a different PDF generation method and see if that fixes it?

Also:

If you’re using the anonymous key you may have exceeded the limit, if that’s the case you can create an account to increase it. https://invoiceninja.github.io/docs/self-host-troubleshooting/#phantom-js

Make sure that you run php artisan optimize after editing your .env file.

Here is somebody with your exact issue: https://forum2.invoiceninja.com/t/error-on-pdf-generation-with-phantom/8693

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Sorry about all the noob questions but how do I run php artisan optimize

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I have registered with PhantomJSCloud, should I keep the secret key as “secret”

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No problem mate that’s what the community is here for!
Are you running shared hosting? If so add this to the end of your URL: ?clear_cache=true

Change the key to whatever your PhantomJS secret key is. It is located on your PhantomJS profile.

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PhantomJS only gives an API I cant seem to find the secret key. So I used the api key in the .env file however I left secret="secret"

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How do I run artisan optimize?