How to run a Laravel application locally with the built-in development server?

To run a Laravel application locally with the built-in development server, follow these steps:

  1. Open your terminal or command prompt.
  2. Navigate to the root directory of your Laravel application using the cd command. For example, if your application is in a directory named myapp, you would run: cd myapp.
  3. Once inside the root directory, use the php artisan serve command to start the development server. This command will start the server and display the URL where your application is running.
  4. Open your web browser and enter the URL displayed by the php artisan serve command. By default, the URL will be http://127.0.0.1:8000.
  5. You should now see your Laravel application running locally with the built-in development server.

Note: The built-in development server is not intended for production use and should only be used for local development purposes.