Setting It Up

PHP

Tutorial

1. Run sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php -y to install php and the php extension for apache2 if they are not installed yet.
2. Install composer following the official guide.
3. Install Laravel with the following command: $ composer global require laravel/installer.
4. Make sure all the php extensions required by Laravel are installed running the following command: sudo apt install openssl php-common php-curl php-json php-mbstring php-mysql php-xml php-zip.
5. Add the directory ~/composer/vendor/bin to the $PATH environment variable by editing the /etc/environment file, if the ~/composer/vendor/bin directory does not exist check for ~/.config/composer/vendor/bin.
6. To create a new project run laravel new myapp or alternatively composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel myapp.
7. To run the application use the command php artisan serve, the output of the command will indicate the port on which the application is running.

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