How to install laravel project on ubuntu?

To install a Laravel project on Ubuntu, follow these steps: 1. Update and Upgrade the System Open a terminal and run: bash

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

2. Install Required Packages Ensure you have the following installed: PHP (Laravel requires PHP 7.3 or higher) Composer (Dependency manager) Apache/Nginx (Web server) MySQL/PostgreSQL (Database) Install them using: bash

sudo apt install php php-cli php-mbstring php-xml php-curl php-zip unzip curl apache2 libapache2-mod-php mysql-server

3. Install Composer Composer is essential for managing Laravel dependencies. Download and install Composer globally: bash

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

Verify the installation: bash

composer -v

4. Clone or Create a Laravel Project If you have an existing Laravel project, clone it from your repository: bash

git clone https://github.com/your-repo/your-laravel-project.git

If you're creating a new project, run: bash

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

5. Configure Environment Navigate to your project folder: bash

cd your-project-name

Create a .env file if it doesn’t exist: bash

cp .env.example .env

Update the .env file with your database credentials: bash

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
DB_USERNAME=your_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_password

6. Install Project Dependencies Run Composer to install all the project dependencies: bash

composer install

7. Generate Application Key Laravel needs an application key, so run: bash

php artisan key:generate

8. Set Permissions Make sure your storage and bootstrap/cache directories are writable by the web server: bash

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data storage
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data bootstrap/cache

9. Configure Apache (or Nginx) For Apache: Create a virtual host configuration file: bash

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/your-project.conf

Add the following configuration: apache

    ServerName your-domain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/your-project-name/public

    
        AllowOverride All
    

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

Enable the site and the mod_rewrite module: bash

sudo a2ensite your-project.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite

Restart Apache: bash

sudo systemctl restart apache2

10. Migrate the Database Run migrations to set up your database: bash

php artisan migrate

11. Access the Laravel Project If you set up a domain, visit: http://your-domain.com If using localhost, visit: http://localhost/your-project-name/public Your Laravel project should now be up and running on Ubuntu.