{"id":5606,"date":"2023-08-13T12:10:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T16:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cloudsurph.com\/?p=5606"},"modified":"2023-08-26T10:54:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T14:54:09","slug":"getting-started-with-laravel-installation-and-setup-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cloudsurph.com\/getting-started-with-laravel-installation-and-setup-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started with Laravel: Installation and Setup Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this article, we will explain Getting Started with Laravel: Installation and Setup Guide.\u00a0Getting started with Laravel, a popular PHP web application framework, involves several steps to install and set up your development environment.<\/p>\n

Below we discuss step by step:<\/p>\n

Install Prerequisites:<\/h3>\n

Firstly, you need to make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:<\/p>\n

PHP (>= 7.3.0)
\nComposer (a PHP package manager)
\nYou can choose MySQL or any other database
\nWeb server (Apache, Nginx, etc.)<\/p>\n

Install Composer:<\/h3>\n

Here, Composer is essential for managing Laravel’s dependencies. You can download and install Composer globally on your system by following the instructions at https:\/\/getcomposer.org\/download\/.<\/p>\n

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Install Laravel:<\/h3>\n

Now, if your Composer is installed, you can use it to create a new Laravel project like that:<\/p>\n

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel\/laravel project-name\r\n<\/pre>\n
Hence, Replace project-name with the desired name of your Laravel project. This command will download and install Laravel along with its dependencies.<\/p>\n
Configuration:<\/h3>\n
Navigate to your project directory:<\/p>\n
cd project-name\r\n<\/pre>\n
Here, you can copy and rename the .env.example file to .env:<\/p>\n
cp .env.example .env\r\n<\/pre>\n
SO, you can Edit the .env file to set up your database connection and other configuration options.<\/p>\n
Here, we can Generate a unique application key:<\/p>\n
php artisan key:generate\r\n<\/pre>\n
Serve Your Application:<\/h3>\n
Now, You can use the built-in development server to run your application locally:<\/p>\n
php artisan serve\r\n<\/pre>\n
Now, This will start the development server, and you can access your Laravel application by visiting http:\/\/localhost:8000 in your web browser.<\/p>\n