Install Laravel on my Linux VPS

[Rachel S]

Hi everyone, I want to install Laravel on my Linux VPS manually. Any help or advice will be appreciated.

[Clay Page]

Here are the steps to follow:

First, you need to log in to your VPS using SSH.

Step 1. Update your system

First, update your package list and upgrade installed packages to avoid compatibility issues:

• sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2. Install PHP and required extensions

Laravel requires PHP, Composer, and a web server (Apache or Nginx). Install them with:

• sudo apt install php php-cli php-mbstring php-xml php-bc math php-json php-common php-zip curl git unzip -y

Step 3. Install Composer

• curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php && sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer

Step 4. Install Laravel

• composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel project-name

Step 5. Set file permissions

• sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/project-name && sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/project-name/storage /var/www/project-name/bootstrap/cache

Step 6. For Apache: Install Apache and enable mod_rewrite

• sudo apt install apache2 && sudo a2enmod rewrite && sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 6. For Nginx: Install Nginx

• sudo apt install nginx

Step 7. Generate application key

• php artisan key:generate

Step 8. Create database (MySQL)

• mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE DATABASE laravel_db;"

By following these steps, laravel will be installed on your VPS, and you can start building your website or application.