How to install Laravel via Composer

This guide will walk you through installing Laravel with Composer, with an example.

Installing Laravel with Composer

Laravel is a free, open-source PHP web framework designed to make developing web applications simpler and faster. It is a powerful tool that allows you to quickly create and deploy web applications with a minimal amount of code. The best way to install Laravel is to use the command line tool Composer.

Composer is a package manager for PHP and is used to manage dependencies in PHP applications. It is used to install, update and manage libraries and other components of your application. To install Laravel using Composer, you will need to have Composer installed on your system. If you don't have it installed, you can download and install it from https://getcomposer.org/.

Once you have installed Composer, open the command line and navigate to the directory where you would like to install your Laravel project. Run the following command to create a new Laravel project:

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel my-project

This command will create a new project folder called ‘my-project’, which will contain all of the necessary files and folders for a Laravel project. Once the installation is complete, navigate to the project folder and run the command:

php artisan serve

This will start a local web server and you can access your Laravel project in your web browser by navigating to http://localhost:8000/. You are now ready to start developing your Laravel project.

Laravel is a great framework for developing web applications. It is easy to install and use, and provides a lot of features and tools to help you build powerful applications quickly and efficiently. With Composer, you can easily install and manage all of the components of your Laravel project. Give it a try today!