How to Install Laravel: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners

Laravel is a powerful and elegant PHP framework for building modern web applications. In this guide, you'll learn how to install Laravel step-by-step on your system using Composer. Whether you're on Windows, macOS, or Linux, this guide will help you get started quickly.

🔧 Prerequisites

• PHP >= 8.1
• Composer (dependency manager for PHP)
• MySQL or any database
• Web server (Apache or Nginx)

📥 Step 1: Install Composer

If you haven't installed Composer yet, download it from the official website:

https://getcomposer.org/download/

📁 Step 2: Create Laravel Project

Open your terminal and run the following command:

composer create-project laravel/laravel my-laravel-app

This will create a new Laravel project in a folder named my-laravel-app.

⚙️ Step 3: Set File Permissions (Linux/macOS)

cd my-laravel-app
chmod -R 775 storage
chmod -R 775 bootstrap/cache

🚀 Step 4: Start Laravel Development Server

Navigate to your project folder and run:

php artisan serve

By default, your application will be accessible at http://127.0.0.1:8000

✅ You’re Ready!

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Laravel. Now you can start building your web application with one of the most loved PHP frameworks.

Need help setting up Laravel with a database or XAMPP? Stay tuned for our next blog!