How to install Laravel 9

How to Install Laravel 9 Locally

Today, I am going to explain how you can install Laravel 9 on your local machine.

Laravel Installation Guide

Laravel has a comprehensive installation guide documented here. Below, I’ll summarize the key steps for you.

Technical Requirements

Before you begin, make sure you have the following installed on your machine:

• PHP 8.0.2 or higher
• MySQL
• Composer

Step-by-Step Installation via Composer

Follow these steps to create your first Laravel 9 project:

1. Install Composer:
   • If you haven’t already installed Composer, you can download and install it from getcomposer.org.
2. Open your terminal:
   • Navigate to the directory where you want to create your new Laravel project.
3. Create a new Laravel project:
   • Run the following command in your terminal:

   composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel:^9.0 your-project-name

   • Replace your-project-name with the desired name of your project.
4. Navigate to your project directory:
   • Once the project is created, navigate into the project directory:

   cd your-project-name

5. Set up environment variables:
   • Copy the .env.example file to .env:

   cp .env.example .env

   • Open the .env file and configure your database settings and other environment variables as needed.
6. Generate an application key:
   • Run the following command to generate a new application key:

   php artisan key:generate

7. Run the development server:
   • Start the Laravel development server by running:

   php artisan serve

   • You can now access your Laravel application at http://localhost:8000.

Output:

Conclusion

Congratulations! You’ve successfully installed Laravel 9 on your local machine. For more detailed information and advanced configurations, refer to the official Laravel documentation.

Happy coding!