====== Get Started With Laravel ======

Laravel is an open-source PHP web framework. It follows the [[glossary:mvc|model-view-controller]] architectural pattern, and is based on Symfony.

To use it, you’ll first need the **composer** tool, which you can install from your package manager.

Then, install the Laravel CLI as follows:

<code bash>
composer global require laravel/installer
</code>

If it complains about ext-zip, similar to this:

<WRAP center round box 60%>
laravel/installer v2.0.1 requires ext-zip * -> the requested PHP extension zip is missing from your system.
</WRAP>

…then determine which version of PHP you’re running, and install the appropriate PHP zip version:

<code bash>
php --version
 
sudo apt-get install php7.2-zip
</code>

After Laravel CLI is installed, you can create a new Laravel project as follows.

Example project named “blog”:

<code bash>
laravel new blog
</code>

If the Laravel CLI complains about ext-dom, install it as follows (making sure you’re referencing the correct PHP version):

<code bash>
sudo apt-get install php7.2-xml
</code>

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