When you change your source code and switch to the browser to press Refresh, it is so bad, that I will guide you to set up the project to make the browser automatically refresh when you press Ctrl + S. Get started.
Install the dependency packages.
npm install --save-dev laravel-mix
npm install browser-sync browser-sync-webpack-plugin@^2.3.0 --save-dev --legacy-peer-deps
Create a file named webpack.mix.cjs and put the content
const mix =require('laravel-mix');
mix.browserSync('127.0.0.1:8000');
In package.json, add the following line inside scripts:
"watch": "mix watch"
Now you can serve your server
php artisan serve
Open another terminal and run
npm run watch
Now you can try to test, change any content in your code, and save to see the browser refresh automatically