Laravel Composer Install - Shell/Bash

If you're a Laravel developer, you're probably familiar with Composer. Composer is a dependency manager for PHP, and it is used to manage the packages that your application needs. In this article, we'll be discussing how to install Laravel using Composer on the Bash shell.

Prerequisites

Before we can start, make sure that you have the following:

• Bash shell
• Composer installed
• Laravel Installer

Steps to Install Laravel

Once you have the prerequisites, follow these simple steps to install Laravel with Composer:

1. Open up your Bash terminal.

2. Navigate to the directory in which you want to install Laravel.

3. Type the following command to create a new Laravel project:

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

   This command will download the latest version of Laravel and create a new project in a directory named "myprojectname". You can replace "myprojectname" with your desired project name.

4. Once the installation is complete, you can navigate to the project directory and get started with your Laravel application.

Conclusion

Installing Laravel using Composer is a quick and easy process. With a few simple commands, you can create a new Laravel project and begin developing your application. Happy coding!