New to Laravel
I'm new to the Laravel Ecosystem and also attempting to move to full time Linux. Are there any solid tutorials/articles on getting Laravel up and running on Ubuntu that doesn't use Docker?
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Have you tried Laravel Herd?
Although I don't know if there's a Linux version
Yep. I'm running Herd on my macbook and my Windows laptops
I was just trying to get a solid install of Laravel running natively on Linux as well 🙂 I also use WSL2 with Windows
do you need to have multiple local sites or are you happy with localhost:8000?
multiple sites would be nice
but not a requirement
do you prefer Apache or Ngnix
nginx
🤣 do you need a minute to think about it?
maybe this will help https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-laravel-with-nginx-on-ubuntu-22-04
How To Install and Configure Laravel with Nginx on Ubuntu 22.04 (LE...
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it's a bit old but it can give you a headstart
Awesome I'll read through this
I wouldn't worry about MySQL to get started. SqlLite is good enough
I've been jumping on the SQLite train, even on my Rails projects 🙂
and I would recommend getting the Laravel installer instead of using composer for new projects https://laravel.com/docs/11.x/installation#creating-a-laravel-project
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That's what I have been looking for!
specifically for the native linux install
nice!
thanks
No problem. If you hit a roadblock or have any questions, just hit me up.
will do
Do I need to add something to my path after installing the laravel installer
got it
Herd does soooo much for you lol
Yeah. Definitely a blessing. Although I sometimes wonder if that’s making me lazy(er) 🤷🏻♂️
Double edged sword