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How to create a new Laravel project using Composer?

To create a new Laravel project using Composer, follow these steps:

  1. Install Composer on your system if you haven't already. You can download it from the official website: https://getcomposer.org/

  2. Open your command line interface (CLI) or terminal.

  3. Navigate to the directory where you want to create your Laravel project.

  4. Run the following command to create a new Laravel project:

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel project-name

Replace project-name with the name you want to give to your project.

  1. Composer will download and install the Laravel framework and its dependencies. It may take a while depending on your internet connection and system speed.

  2. Once the installation is complete, navigate to the project directory by running the following command:

cd project-name

  1. Create a copy of the .env.example file and rename it to .env.

  2. Generate an application key by running the following command:

php artisan key:generate
  1. You can now use Laravel's built-in development server or configure a web server of your choice to run your Laravel project.

That's it! You have successfully created a new Laravel project using Composer. You can now start developing your Laravel application.