how to install laravel 7 on ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04

In this article, we will learn how to install Laravel 7 on Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 from scratch with example.

If we want to install laravel framework then first require LAMP for our system. so first we will install LAMP in our system.

We need to install apache server MySQL and PHP. if you didn’t install in your system then you can install through the below article URL.

So you can follow the below steps for install Laravel 7 on Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04.

Overview

Step 1: Install Composer
Step 2: Install Laravel 7
Step 3: Configure Apache2
Step 4: Enable Laravel virtual host site and Apache2 Rewrite Module
Step 5: Restart Apache2 server

Step 1: Install Composer

We will download the composer using the below command.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install curl
sudo curl -s https://getcomposer.org/installer | php

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install curl

sudo curl -s https://getcomposer.org/installer | php

Now we move the composer.phar file into the bin folder and set the permission for all users.

sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/composer

1 2	sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer chmod +x /usr/local/bin/composer

Step 2: Install Laravel 7

In this step, we will move on root directory “/var/www/html” and .download and install fresh laravel.

cd /var/www/html
composer create-project laravel/laravel blog --prefer-dist "7.*"

1 2	cd /var/www/html composer create-project laravel/laravel blog --prefer-dist "7.*"

After installation laravel 7, we need to permission for the new directory. so we will set permission using the below command.

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/blog/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/blog/

1 2	sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/blog/ sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/blog/

Step 3: Configure Apache2

in this step, we will configure the Apache2 site configuration file for Laravel. Run the below command to create a new configuration file. like laravel.conf

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/laravel.conf

1	sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/laravel.conf

After creating a file, copy and paste below the code in this file and save it.

<VirtualHost *:80>   
  ServerAdmin admin@example.com
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html/blog/public
     ServerName example.com

     <Directory /var/www/html/blog/public>
        Options +FollowSymlinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
     </Directory>

     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

ServerAdmin admin@example.com

DocumentRoot /var/www/html/blog/public

ServerName example.com

Options +FollowSymlinks

AllowOverride All

Require all granted

</Directory>

ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log

CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

</VirtualHost>

Enable Laravel virtual host site and Apache2 Rewrite Module

After the configuring Apache2 server. We will need to enable laravel virtual host site and Apache2 rewrite module. so we will enable using the below command.

sudo a2ensite laravel.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite

1 2	sudo a2ensite laravel.conf sudo a2enmod rewrite

Step 4: Restart Apache2 server

After the follow all the above changes. We will need to restart Apache2 using the below command.

sudo service apache2 restart

1	sudo service apache2 restart

Step 5: Run Our Laravel Application

Now, we will run our example using the below Url in the browser.

http://example.com

1	http://example.com