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REST APIUnlimited trafficVMware virtualizationUse the command php -v to check your PHP version:
user@localhost:~# php -v
PHP 7.0.22-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 (cli) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) 1997-2017 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.0.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2017 Zend Technologies
with Zend OPcache v7.0.22-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, Copyright (c) 1999-2017, by Zend TechnologiesIn this example, the server is running PHP version 7.0.22.
PHP is installed and running on a Standard Linux installation by default. If your server was created with a Minimal installation, you will need to install and configure PHP before you proceed.
Install Laravel's PHP dependencies with the command:
sudo apt-get install php7.0-zip php-mbstring php-xmlEnable the Apache module mod_rewrite:
sudo a2enmod rewriteRestart Apache:
sudo service apache2 restartUse Composer to download the Laravel installer:
composer global require "laravel/installer"Because Composer is never run as root, it is not necessary to use sudo for Composer commands.
You will want to update the PATH for your Composer user so that you can use the laravel command. To do this, go to your user's home directory:
cd ~/Open the .profile file for editing:
nano .profileFind the following lines:
# set PATH so it includes user's private bin directories
PATH="$HOME/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"Add $HOME/.composer/vendor/bin: to the second line so that it reads:
# set PATH so it includes user's private bin directories
PATH="$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin:$HOME/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"Save and exit the file. Then use source to update the PATH information:
source .profileYou can now use the laravel command to create a new project:
laravel new my-projectSSL certificates from IONOS
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