Prior to starting your first Laravel project, make sure you have installed Composer and PHP. For someone who is new, it could be a little tiresome if these are not already installed. Don't worry, though; the Laravel team has you covered and has simplified and streamlined the procedure in response to feedback. A new addition to the official documentation is a one-line command that will do everything for you. It is quite easy to set up on Windows, Linux, or macOS.
If you're using macOS, simply run:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://php.new/install/mac"If you're using Windows, simply run:
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://php.new/install/windows'))And on Linux:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://php.new/install/linux)"These commands handle the background tasks of downloading and setting up your environment for PHP, Composer, and Laravel. And that's it! You're ready to begin using Laravel and PHP.