These instructions require that you have git installed.
Installation
- Clone the laravel framework repository. This contains a basic layout for an application, although composer will be required to install all the dependencies.
git clone https://github.com/laravel/laravel.git - Rename the directory to one more suited for your project
mv laravel/ [project] - Change the permissions and owner of your project
chown -R [user]:[group] [project] - Go into your project directory
cd [project] - Download a copy of composer for your project
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php - Since composer will now handle all dependancies, we no longer need git to mirror the laravel repository. Remove it:
git remote -vgit remote rm origin
If you wish to keep the repository around, you should just rename it:
git remote rename origin laravel - Edit your composer dependencies, which are stored in composer.json. If nothing else, edit the name, description, keywords, and license fields to suit your project.
- Ensure your composer.json is valid by running:
php composer.phar validate - Install all dependancies via composer
php composer.phar install - Run the in-built PHP development server to check that everything is working correctly
php artisan server
You should now be able to view your new application through http://localhost:8000/. Use the --help flag to see more configuration options. - If you make changes to your composer dependancies, just run:
php composer.phar update
Netbeans and Laravel set-up
- Follow the above instructions to create a new instance of Laravel
- Start a new project by clicking on File -> New Project
- Select PHP -> PHP Application with existing sources
- Select the sources folder as the project directory you created earlier
- Set the 'Run As' configuration as PHP Built-in Web Server with the router script set to public/index.php. Note that other files (such as css and js files) stored in the public directory will not be served.
Eclipse and Laravel set-up
- Ensure you have installed the PHP development extensions
- Select File -> New Project -> Project
- Select PHP -> PHP Project
- Enter in a project name and choose the existing source folder. You can finish the settings now, or configure the project further.
- I could not get the Eclipse PHP server to work, so you will have to figure that one our for yourself.
Composer overview
- The command php composer.phar will list all the available commands in composer
- The composer.json file will list dependencies and configuration defaults for the composer binary.
- The composer.lock file is generated after you run the install or update composer command. This file will store the exact version downloaded and any local configuration.
