Requirements
* PHP 5.4 and above
* Composer
1.1 . Using normal composer Method
Installation
composer create-project laravel/laravel learning-laravel-5 dev-develop
Description
composer create-project – To create the new project
laravel/laravel -> vendorname/packege name
learning-laravel-5 -> directory name to create
dev-develop -> Branch name
In our case we can use the command below
composer create-project laravel/laravel learning-laravel-5
1.2. Using the laravel installer Method.
run
composer global require "laravel/installer=~1.1"
Note : add laravel composer dir to your path
laravel new learning-laravel-5
2 . after the download complete run the server
2.1 Using PHP inbuld server
php -S localhost:8888 -t public
2.2 Using laravel artisan
php artisan serve
3. maintenance mode / live mode
php artisan down -> to make the application to maintenance mode
php artisan up -> to make the application to live mode from maintenance mode
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