laravel start code example

Example 1: php artisan serve

The full command works like this:

php artisan serve --host=<host IP address> --port=<port to use>

php artisan serve --host=127.0.0.1 --port=8080

Example 2: laravel 8 new project

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

Example 3: how to install new project in laravel

You can create project by 2 ways:

First is installing it without defining version:
composer create-project laravel/laravel yourProjectName

Secondly you can install by defining version:
composer create-project laravel/laravel="VersionOfYourChoice" yourProjectName

Example 4: how to start composer in laravel project on localhost

php artisan serve
  /* 
To START composer in project folder on MacOS: 
  The original answer is:

  The full command works like this:

php artisan serve --host=<host IP address> --port=<port to use>

php artisan serve --host=127.0.0.1 --port=8080
AFTER: php artisan serve TERMINAL SHOWS:
Laravel development server started: <http://127.0.0.1:8000>

IN WEB BROWSER ENTER THE:
http://127.0.0.1:8000 , OR:
http://localhost:8000/
AND YOU ARE IN ! ! !
  */
http://127.0.0.1:8000/
http://localhost:8000/

Example 5: how to run laravel project

Create a database locally named homestead utf8_general_ci
    Download composer https://getcomposer.org/download/
    Pull Laravel/php project from git provider.
    Rename .env.example file to .envinside your project root and fill the database information. (windows wont let you do it, so you have to open your console cd your project root directory and run mv .env.example .env )
    Open the console and cd your project root directory
    Run composer install or php composer.phar install
    Run php artisan key:generate
    Run php artisan migrate
    Run php artisan db:seed to run seeders, if any.
    Run php artisan serve

#####You can now access yo

ur project at localhost:8000 :)

Example 6: create project command in laravel

Before starting this hope you installed composer dependancy manager for PHP.
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So if you want to create a project by name of 'first_laravel_app' in directory C:/xampp/htdocs/ then what you need to do is

Locate your project parent directory using cmd
>cd c:/xampp/htdocs

and fire this command 
>composer create-project laravel/laravel first_laravel_app --prefer-dist

And its done, this is really easy and it also creates Application Key automatically for you.
  
# I hope it will help you.
# Namaste