Laravel Setup: Quick Project Installation Guide

To quickly set up a Laravel project, you can follow the steps below:

1. To install Composer, make sure it is already installed on your computer. If not, you can download and install it from https://getcomposer.org/.
2. Install Laravel: Run the following command in the command line to install the Laravel framework:

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

This command will create a Laravel project named your_project_name in the current directory.

1. Setting up the environment: Navigate to the project directory, locate the .env.example file in the root directory, make a copy of it and rename it as .env. In the .env file, configure the database connection information, application key, etc.
2. Generate application key: Run the following command in the command line to generate an application key:

php artisan key:generate

1. Run migration files: Execute the following command in the command line to run the database migration files in order to create database tables.

php artisan migrate

1. Start the server: Run the following command in the command line to launch the built-in development server:

php artisan serve

Now that you have successfully set up a Laravel project, you can now access the project by visiting http://localhost:8000 in your browser. You can now proceed to develop more features and pages according to your needs.