Install laravel on localhost windows xampp. In this post, we will show you how to install laravel latest version on localhost windows 10/11 xampp step by step with the composer using cmd.
This how to install laravel on windows xampp step by step tutorial will guide on how to install and setup laravel latest version(9,8,7,6,5) on windows 10 xampp with composer. As well as, short description of “what is laravel framework”.
What is Laravel?
Laravel is a free open source “PHP framework” based on the MVC design pattern.
It is created by Taylor Otwell. Laravel provides expressive and elegant syntax that helps in creating a wonderful web application easily and quickly.
How to Install and Run Laravel Project on Localhost Windows 11/10
Follow the below simple and easy steps to install and run laravel (9,8,7,6,5) on localhost windows 11/10 xampp and ubuntu with composer:
- Download and Install Composer
- System Requirement
- Create a Project
- Run the Application on Localhost Windows Xampp Server
Note: If you install laravel in the ubuntu system. Must Read, How to install composer in ubuntu, Click Here
Step 1: Download and Install Composer
Before installing laravel on windows. first of download composer on windows system. If you already composer download / installed Composer. go to STEP 2, otherwise follow the steps.
Click Download Composer from www.getcomposer.org
Run the setup and Install Composer.
Next the window will display the resume of the settings, click “Install” to continue.
If you have any proxy URL enter here, don’t know to leave it to click next to
The setup wizard will download the required files from getcomposer.org. Your installation will be completed.
Composer installed successfully. Click to finish button and move to the next step.
Open command prompt & type cd C:\xampp\htdocs
Step 2: Server Requirements
The Laravel framework has a few system requirements. Before we will install laravel 6 on windows, read some system requirements.
- PHP >= 7.2.0
- BCMath PHP Extension
- Ctype PHP Extension
- JSON PHP Extension
- Mbstring PHP Extension
- OpenSSL PHP Extension
- PDO PHP Extension
- Tokenizer PHP Extension
- XML PHP Extension
Step 3: Install Laravel
Type the command In the command prompt => composer create-project laravel/laravel Project Name. It will install a laravel new setup on your windows xampp:
composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel blog
Wait for Laravel install on windows system.
Step 4: Run the Application on Localhost Windows Xampp Server
In this step to use the php artisan serve command .it will start your server locally
php artisan serve
If you want to run the project diffrent port so use this command
php artisan serve --port=8080
You have successfully install laravel on windows, Now Go to the browser and hit the
URL : http://localhost:8000/blog
If you are not run php artisan server command, direct go to your browser and type the URL
URL : http://localhost/blog/public/
Laravel Installation Process completed go to the browser and hit URL. http://localhost/project-name /public/, you will be seen.
Server Error 500 when accessing Laravel 6 (Solve)
Download New Laravel Setup and Run, It will show server error 500 when accessing Laravel 6
If your using ubuntu machine. open your terminal and go to your project root directory and type the command in command prompt :
sudo chmod -R 777 storage
sudo chmod -R 777 bootstrap
Conclusion
In this how to install laravel on windows XAMPP, You have learned how to install the latest version laravel 5,6,7 on windows 10 with the composer by using cmd.
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