Setting Up a Laravel Project from Git

Prerequisites

Before getting started, make sure the following tools are installed on your system:

Git: A version control system used to clone and manage your Laravel project.
- 🔗 Download: https://git-scm.com/
- 📦 To verify installation, run: git --version
PHP: Laravel requires PHP 7.3 or higher.
- 📦 To check your version: php -v
Composer: A dependency manager for PHP, required to install Laravel packages.
- 🔗 Download: https://getcomposer.org/
- 📦 To verify installation: composer --version
Web Server: Laravel includes a built-in development server, but for production use Apache or Nginx.
Database: Ensure you have a supported database system (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite) installed.

Open your terminal and run the following command to clone the Laravel project:

git clone https://gitlab.com/SoengSouy/sample-crud-bootstrap-with-laravel

💡 Replace the URL with your project's repository if you're using a different source.

cd sample-crud-bootstrap-with-laravel

Use Composer to install the required PHP dependencies:

composer install

Copy the example environment file and rename it to .env:

cp .env.example .env

Then, open the .env file in your preferred editor and configure your database and other settings.

php artisan key:generate

This will set the APP_KEY value in your .env file, which is essential for session and encryption services.

In the .env file, update the following lines to match your local database setup:

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=your_db
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=your_password

Execute the following command to create the necessary database tables:

php artisan migrate

Start the Laravel development server:

php artisan serve

Your application will be accessible at:

http://localhost:8000