Thanks for the nudge shez1983!

Checked the log files and found this:

[Tue Jul 28 12:14:30.489425 2015] [:error] [pid 19072] [client 84.92.213.183:57651] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'UnexpectedValueException' with message 'The stream or file "/var/www/laravel-with-admin-lte/storage/logs/laravel.log" could not be opened: failed to open stream: Permission denied' in /var/www/laravel-with-admin-lte/vendor/monolog/monolog/src/Monolog/Handler/StreamHandler.php:95\nStack trace:\n#0 /var/www/laravel-with-admin-lte/vendor/monolog/monolog/src/Monolog/Handler/AbstractProcessingHandler.php(37): Monolog\\Handler\\StreamHandler->write(Array)\n#1 /var/www/laravel-with-admin-lte/vendor/monolog/monolog/src/Monolog/Logger.php(269): Monolog\\Handler\\AbstractProcessingHandler->handle(Array)\n#2 /var/www/laravel-with-admin-lte/vendor/monolog/monolog/src/Monolog/Logger.php(545): Monolog\\Logger->addRecord(400, Object(ErrorException), Array)\n#3 /var/www/laravel-with-admin-lte/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Exceptions/Handler.php(49): Monolog\\Logger->error(Object(ErrorException))\n#4 /var/www/laravel-with-admin-lte/app/Exceptions/Handler.php(30): Illuminate\\Foundation\\Exceptions\\H in /var/www/laravel-with-admin-lte/vendor/monolog/monolog/src/Monolog/Handler/StreamHandler.php on line 95 [Tue Jul 28 12:14:30.496787 2015] [:error] [pid 19072] [client 84.92.213.183:57651] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'UnexpectedValueException' with message 'The stream or file "/var/www/laravel-with-admin-lte/storage/logs/laravel.log" could not be opened: failed to open stream: Permission denied' in /var/www/laravel-with-admin-lte/vendor/monolog/monolog/src/Monolog/Handler/StreamHandler.php:95\nStack trace:\n#0 /var/www/laravel-with-admin-lte/vendor/monolog/monolog/src/Monolog/Handler/AbstractProcessingHandler.php(37): Monolog\\Handler\\StreamHandler->write(Array)\n#1 /var/www/laravel-with-admin-lte/vendor/monolog/monolog/src/Monolog/Logger.php(269): Monolog\\Handler\\AbstractProcessingHandler->handle(Array)\n#2 /var/www/laravel-with-admin-lte/vendor/monolog/monolog/src/Monolog/Logger.php(545): Monolog\\Logger->addRecord(400, Object(Symfony\\Component\\Debug\\Exception\\FatalErrorException), Array)\n#3 /var/www/laravel-with-admin-lte/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Exceptions/Handler.php(49): Monolog\\Logger->error(Object(Symfony\\Component\\Debug\\Exception\\FatalErrorException))\n#4 /var/www/laravel-wit in /var/www/laravel-with-admin-lte/vendor/monolog/monolog/src/Monolog/Handler/StreamHandler.php on line 95

Changed the permissions of the dir to the web user and now it works!