Laravel installation with Composer - Practice Problems & Coding Challenges

Challenge - 5 Problems

📝 Syntax

intermediate

Correct command to create a new Laravel project

Which Composer command correctly creates a new Laravel project named myapp?

A composer laravel create myapp

B composer new-project laravel/laravel myapp

C composer install laravel myapp

D composer create-project laravel/laravel myapp

💡 Hint

Think about the Composer command that downloads and installs a package as a new project.

The correct command to create a new Laravel project is composer create-project laravel/laravel myapp. This downloads the Laravel framework and sets up the project in the myapp folder.

❓ component_behavior

intermediate

Laravel project directory after installation

After running composer create-project laravel/laravel blog, what will be the main directory structure inside blog?

A Contains only <code>public</code> folder and <code>index.php</code> file

B Contains folders like <code>app</code>, <code>config</code>, <code>routes</code>, and files like <code>artisan</code>

C Contains only <code>vendor</code> folder and <code>composer.json</code> file

D Contains <code>node_modules</code> and <code>package.json</code> only

💡 Hint

Think about what a full Laravel project folder looks like after installation.

A Laravel project folder includes main folders like app (application code), config (configuration files), routes (route definitions), and important files like artisan (CLI tool).

🔧 Debug

advanced

Error when running Laravel after installation

You installed Laravel with Composer but get this error when running php artisan serve:
Could not open input file: artisan
What is the most likely cause?

A You are not inside the Laravel project root directory

B Composer was not installed correctly

C PHP version is too old

D The artisan file is missing from the vendor folder

💡 Hint

Think about where the artisan file is located and where you run the command.

The artisan file is in the Laravel project root folder. Running php artisan serve outside that folder causes this error.

🧠 Conceptual

advanced

Purpose of Composer in Laravel installation

What is the main role of Composer when installing Laravel?

A It compiles Laravel source code into executable files

B It manages JavaScript packages for Laravel frontend

C It downloads Laravel and all its PHP dependencies automatically

D It runs Laravel server automatically after installation

💡 Hint

Composer is a tool for PHP projects to handle libraries and dependencies.

Composer downloads Laravel and all required PHP packages so the framework works correctly.

❓ state_output

expert

Output of Laravel version command after installation

After installing Laravel with Composer, you run php artisan --version. What output do you expect?

A Laravel Framework 10.x.x (or the installed version number)

B Command not found error

C PHP version number

D Composer version number

💡 Hint

The artisan command shows Laravel framework info with this command.

The command php artisan --version outputs the installed Laravel framework version.