'Uncaught RuntimeException: A facade root has not been set' upon, seemingly, too many files in the /config directory

[BondITSolutions]

• Laravel Version: 9.47.0
• PHP Version: 8.0.27
• Database Driver & Version: MySQL 5.7

Description:

I get the following stack trace after having, seemingly, too many files in the /config directory:

Fatal error: Uncaught RuntimeException: A facade root has not been set. in /var/www/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Facade.php:335
Stack trace:
#0 /var/www/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Exceptions/RegisterErrorViewPaths.php(18): Illuminate\Support\Facades\Facade::__callStatic('replaceNamespac...', Array)
#1 /var/www/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Exceptions/Handler.php(642): Illuminate\Foundation\Exceptions\RegisterErrorViewPaths->__invoke() 
#2 /var/www/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Exceptions/Handler.php(623): Illuminate\Foundation\Exceptions\Handler->registerErrorViewPaths()
#3 /var/www/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Exceptions/Handler.php(554): Illuminate\Foundation\Exceptions\Handler->renderHttpException(Object(Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\HttpException))
#4 /var/www/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Exceptions/Handler.php(460): Illuminate\Foundation\Exceptions\Handler->prepareResponse(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request), Object(Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\HttpException))
#5 /var/www/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Exceptions/Handler.php(377): Illuminate\Foundation\Exceptions\Handler->renderExceptionResponse(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request), Object(Exception))
#6 /var/www/app/Exceptions/Handler.php(61): Illuminate\Foundation\Exceptions\Handler->render(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request), Object(Exception))
#7 /var/www/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php(493): App\Exceptions\Handler->render(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request), Object(Exception))
#8 /var/www/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php(138): Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Kernel->renderException(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request), Object(Exception))
#9 /var/www/public/index.php(59): Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Kernel->handle(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#10 {main} thrown in /var/www/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Facade.php on line 335

Steps To Reproduce:

Create a fresh Laravel installation and create the following 42 files in /config with all the following content:

<?php

return [];

Files:

webshop.php
urlPaths.php
tracking.php
scout.php
permission.php
paymentGateways.php
paths.php
oauth.php
media-library.php
laravel-routes.php
laravel-page-speed.php
insights.php
inAllowedPaths.php
http-logger.php
gitcommithash.php
failed-job-monitor.php
excel.php
exactOnline.php
deploy.php
debugbar.php
ckfinder.php
cart.php
backup.php
algolia.php
laravellocalization.php
allowedPaths.php
mailpreview.php
livewire.php'
lfm.php
creator.php
blocksmodule.php
legacyCreator.php
form.php
errors.php
site.php
mailchimp.php
scopes.php
postnl.php
legacyProductDesigner.php
vendorSettings.php
admin.php
kiyoh.php

Together with the config files from Laravel itself you should end up with 57 config files in total.

Now browse to any URL of the Laravel project and you'll receive the above stack trace.

If I rename all these custom config files from 1.php to 42.php the error won't occur.
If I rename any single one of them individually to 1.php, the error continues to occur.
If I rename a few of them sequentially from 1.php onwards, at some point, the error doesn't occur anymore. (Seems to be related to the cumulative filename size someshow?)
If I, randomly, delete any of these empty config files, it works again. (The config files aren't empty in my main project, but apparently the issue is unrelated to their contents as I can reproduce it with the above steps.)

[thequickcode]

I have this issue, but it happened only after updating from php 8.0 to php 8.1