Installation & Setup in PHP
From the Laravel cheat sheet · Setup & Artisan · verified Jul 2026
Installation & Setup
Installing Laravel and initial setup
php
# Install Laravel via Composer
composer create-project laravel/laravel myapp
cd myapp
# Or using Laravel installer
composer global require laravel/installer
laravel new myapp
# Start development server
php artisan serve
# Environment setup
cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate
# Database setup
php artisan migrate
php artisan db:seed💡 Use Laravel installer for quick project setup
⚡ Artisan serve is for development only, use proper web server in production
📌 Always run key:generate for new installations
🔥 Cache config, routes, and views in production for performance
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