How to install laravel on Centos 9/8

Laravel is one of the most popular PHP frameworks for modern web development. Installing it on CentOS requires PHP, Composer, and proper permissions for the project directory.

Step 1: Update CentOS Packages

Before installing Laravel, update your system to make sure all existing packages are current:

sudo dnf update -y

Step 2: Install PHP and Required Extensions

Laravel needs PHP 8.3 or higher along with some common extensions. Install them with:

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

Step 3: Install Composer

Composer is required to install Laravel and manage dependencies. Run the following commands:

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

Verify installation:

composer -V

Step 4: Create a New Laravel Project

Now it’s time to install Laravel. Move to your web directory and run Composer to create the project:

cd /var/www/
composer create-project laravel/laravel myproject

Replace myproject with the name of your application.

Step 5: Set Permissions for Laravel

To make sure Laravel runs properly, give the correct permissions to its storage and cache directories:

sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/myproject
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/myproject/storage /var/www/myproject/bootstrap/cache

Laravel is now installed on CentOS 8/9. The project directory has the correct permissions, and you can start developing your application.