Laravel Project Setup Guide

Requirements

• PHP: 8.1 or higher
• Composer: Latest version
• Laravel: 10 or higher
• MySQL: 5.7 or higher
• Node.js (optional for frontend assets)

Installation Steps

Clone Project

git clone https://your-repo-url.git cd your-project

Install Dependencies

composer install

Create Environment File

cp .env.example .env

Generate App Key

php artisan key:generate

Configure Database (.env)

DB_DATABASE=your_database_name DB_USERNAME=root DB_PASSWORD=

Run Migrations (if needed)

php artisan migrate

Create Storage Link

php artisan storage:link

Run Project

php artisan serve

Open Project

http://127.0.0.1:8000

Important Notes

• Use PHP 8.1+
• Keep assets inside public/ folder
• Always use asset() helper for CSS, JS, images
• File names are case-sensitive
• Configure .env properly before running project

Useful Commands

php artisan route:list php artisan config:clear php artisan cache:clear php artisan view:clear

Done

Project is ready to run 🚀