Create a new Laravel web app

tip
Alternative: If you are willing to pay and don't want to install/configure dependencies by yourself, you can use Vagrant + Laravel Homestead

You need to have PHP and Composer installed. To prevent stuck installation, run update.

# check dependencies
php --version && composer --version
 
composer global update

See the detailed requirements in the official docs.

Two installation options: (a) use the Laravel global CLI...

# install Laravel global CLI if you haven't
composer global require laravel/installer
 
# create a fresh installation in "hello-laravel" directory
laravel new hello-laravel

...or (b) use the composer CLI.

# create a fresh installation in "hello-laravel" directory
composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel hello-laravel
 
# specify version
composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel links "7.*"

For some reason, when I don't specify the version, composer installs 5.8. 🤷🏽‍♀️

What's next:

Laravel Mix
Auth
More complex, specific needs (eg. Jetstream, Nova)

References:

In:

Laravel MOC