How to install laravel on debian 12

Laravel is a powerful PHP framework. Installing it on Debian 12 requires updating your system and installing the necessary PHP packages and Composer.

Step 1: Update Debian 12

First, make sure your system is up to date so you won’t face dependency issues later:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2: Install PHP and Extensions

Laravel requires PHP 8.3 or newer. Install PHP and the required extensions with:

sudo apt install php php-cli php-mbstring php-xml php-bcmath unzip curl git -y

Step 3: Install Composer

Composer is needed to install Laravel. Run these commands:

curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer

Check it:

composer -V

Step 4: Create Laravel Project

Now install Laravel with Composer. Navigate to your web directory and run:

cd /var/www/

composer create-project laravel/laravel myproject

Replace myproject with your project’s name.

Step 5: Set Laravel Permissions

Give proper permissions to storage and cache directories so Laravel can run correctly:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/myproject
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/myproject/storage /var/www/my project/bootstrap/cache

Laravel is now installed on Debian 12. You can start building and running your PHP applications.