Development server in Laravel - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Laravel Development Server Setup

📖 Scenario: You are starting a new Laravel project and want to run it locally to see your changes in the browser.

🎯 Goal: Set up a Laravel development server and run it locally using the built-in Artisan command.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create a new Laravel project folder

Navigate to the project directory

Run the Laravel development server using Artisan

Access the server URL in a browser

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Developers use the Laravel development server to quickly test and view their web applications locally before deploying to production.

💼 Career

Knowing how to run a Laravel development server is essential for backend and full-stack developers working with Laravel to build and test web applications.

1

Create a new Laravel project folder

Open your terminal and create a new Laravel project folder named myapp using the command laravel new myapp.

Laravel

# Run the command to create a new Laravel project folder named myapp
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use the laravel new command followed by the folder name myapp to create the project.

2

Navigate to the project directory

Change your terminal directory to the newly created myapp folder using the command cd myapp.

Laravel

laravel new myapp
# Change directory to myapp
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use the cd command to enter the myapp folder.

3

Run the Laravel development server

Start the Laravel development server by running the command php artisan serve inside the myapp directory.

Laravel

laravel new myapp
cd myapp
# Run the Laravel development server
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use the Artisan command php artisan serve to start the local server.

4

Access the development server in the browser

Open your web browser and go to http://127.0.0.1:8000 to see the Laravel welcome page served by your development server.

Laravel

laravel new myapp
cd myapp
php artisan serve
# Open http://127.0.0.1:8000 in your browser to view the app

Need a hint?

After running the server, open the URL http://127.0.0.1:8000 in your browser to see the Laravel welcome page.