Install Laravel on Ubuntu 20.04

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Update

Update your system:

    sudo sudo apt update -y 
    sudo apt-get upgrade -y
    

Install Apache and PHP

Install the Apache webserver, PHP, and required PHP extensions:

    sudo apt-get install apache2 php7.4 libapache2-mod-php7.4 php7.4-curl php-pear php7.4-gd php7.4-dev php7.4-zip php7.4-mbstring php7.4-mysql php7.4-xml curl -y
    

Apache service - commands

    systemctl status apache2
    systemctl start apache2
    systemctl enable apache2
    

Install Composer

Update your system:

    sudo url -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
    sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
    sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/composer
    

verify the installed version:

    composer --version
    

Install Laravel Framework

To install:

    cd /var/www/html
    sudo composer create-project laravel/laravel laravelapp --prefer-dist
    cd laravelapp
    php artisan
    

Change the ownership of the laravelapp directory and give proper permissions to the storage directory

    chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/laravelapp
    chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/laravelapp/storage
    

Configure Apache to Serve Laravel App

Edit configuration file:

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

Add these lines to the file (laravel.conf):

    <VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName localhost
        ServerAdmin admin@example.com
        DocumentRoot /var/www/html/laravelapp/public
        <Directory /var/www/html/laravelapp>
        AllowOverride All
        </Directory>
        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
    </VirtualHost>
    

Save and close the file when you are finished. Then, enable the Apache virtual host and rewrite module with the following command:

    a2ensite laravel.conf
    a2enmod rewrite
    

Restart the Apache service:

    systemctl restart apache2
    

Access Laravel App

Go to this url on browser:

    localhost/