Creating Your First Laravel Project Using Composer - Step-by-Step Guide
Laravel is a popular and user-friendly PHP framework designed to streamline web development. It provides developers with a set of tools and features that simplify the creation of web applications. With its elegant syntax and comprehensive documentation, Laravel enables both beginners and experienced developers to build robust and efficient websites and web applications. From routing and database management to authentication and templating, Laravel offers a seamless and organized approach to coding, allowing developers to focus on creating exceptional user experiences.
Before we dive into the tutorial, let's get a few things straight. I'm on a Windows 10 machine with PHP and MySQL already set up. Make sure to have Composer installed as well; it's a vital Dependency Manager for PHP. Install it in your PHP path – you can grab it here. Once you have all the necessary setups in place, you're all set to create your very first Laravel Project.
Install Laravel Via Composer:
Get started by opening the Command Prompt and following the provided commands
composer create-project laravel/laravel my-first-laravel-project
After the download completes, head to the project folder and initiate the project by running the following command.
cd my-first-laravel-project
php artisan serve
The Laravel app is now up and running at http://localhost:8000.
