How to install Laravel in RunCloud server | Nginx | Openlitespeed

How to install Laravel in RunCloud server ?

Welcome to our blog on how to install Laravel on a RunCloud server with Nginx or Openlitespeed. Laravel is a popular PHP framework for creating web applications and provides a robust set of tools and features for building modern, scalable, and efficient websites.

Introduction

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Laravel on a RunCloud server, which is a cloud-based platform that provides easy deployment and management of your web applications. We will show you how to use Nginx or Openlitespeed as your web server, and how to configure Laravel to work seamlessly with these web servers.

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced developer, this tutorial will provide you with all the necessary steps to get started with Laravel on a RunCloud server. So let's get started!

Step 1

This is a simple steps for installation of laravel with the composer. The first thing we need to do is create a web application. You can go to your server and then click on "Deploy New Web App" button.

Select "Empty Web App" and fill in your domain details etc. Please select your preferred stack as it will work fine with both stacks.

Step 2

Now, it's time to do some hacking lol, just kidding :) We need to access SSH and go to the web application root location. Please make sure you have switched to web application owner to avoid permission issues.

You can just run the following command.

 composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel . -vvv   

Oh, I should have told you this earlier the PHP-CLI version needs to be set as PHP74 or below. 

We may need to update the composer using the following command.

composer update  

You can update public path to /public folder to avoid redirection for the same. Finally, You should be good to go and the website should be loading now. 

Conclusion

 Installing Laravel on a RunCloud server with Nginx or Openlitespeed is a simple and straightforward process. By following the steps outlined in this blog post, you can easily set up and configure your Laravel project on a RunCloud server and take advantage of the powerful features and tools offered by this popular PHP framework. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced developer, using RunCloud and Laravel together can greatly enhance your web development workflow and help you build robust and scalable web applications.