Creating a new laravel project

To create a new Laravel project, you can use the following steps:

Method 1: Using Composer

  1. Open your terminal or command prompt.
  2. Run the following command to create a new Laravel project:
    composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel project-name

    Replace project-name with the desired name of your project.

Method 2: Using Laravel Installer

  1. Open your terminal or command prompt.
  2. Run the following command to install Laravel:
    composer global require laravel/installer
  3. Once installed, navigate to the directory where you want to create your project and run:
    laravel new project-name

    Replace project-name with the desired name of your project.

Method 3: Using Laravel's Official Website

  1. Go to the Laravel website (www.laravel.com) and click on the "Create a New Project" button.
  2. Fill in the required information, such as project name, namespace, and email address.
  3. Click on the "Create Project" button to download the project files.

Common Steps

Regardless of the method you choose, you'll need to follow these common steps:

  1. Change into the project directory:
    cd project-name
  2. Install the dependencies:
    composer install
  3. Configure the environment variables:
    cp.env.example.env
  4. Run the database migrations:
    php artisan migrate
  5. Start the development server:
    php artisan serve
  6. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000 to see your new Laravel project in action!

That's it! You now have a brand new Laravel project set up and ready to go.