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How to setup Laravel on Ubuntu using Apache2 engine.

How to setup Laravel on Ubuntu using Apache2 and MYSQL as the database

How to setup Laravel on Ubuntu using Apache2 engine with a MYSQL database.

Ubuntu, Apache, Apache2, Laravel, 2019, 2020, OVH, MYSQL

The basics

sudo apt install apache2
sudo apt-get update

Making sure Apache2 is working

sudo systemctl stop apache2.service  
sudo systemctl start apache2.service  
sudo systemctl enable apache2.service  

Install the PHP essentials

sudo apt install php7.2 libapache2-mod-php7.2 php7.2-mbstring php7.2-xmlrpc php7.2-soap php7.2-gd php7.2-xml php7.2-cli php7.2-zip php7.2-mysql php7.2-curl

or

sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mbstring php-xmlrpc php-soap php-gd php-xml php-cli php-zip php-mysql php-curl

Note

Ensure you do "php -v" and replace "7.2" with whatever version you recieve.

Setup PHP's config

sudo nano /etc/php/7.2/apache2/php.ini

Edit the values

memory_limit = 256M  
upload_max_filesize = 64M  
cgi.fix_pathinfo=0

Get composer

sudo apt install curl
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

Getting your project

cd /var/www/html  
git clone https://github.com/username/project.git

Make sure all permissions are correct

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/project/  
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/project/  

Sorting out the config

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/laravel.conf

Copy and paste

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerAdmin [e-mail]
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html/project/public
     ServerName project.io

     <Directory /var/www/html/project/public>
        Options +FollowSymlinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
     </Directory>

     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Enable the config

sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf
sudo a2ensite laravel.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo service apache2 restart

Make sure Apache2 is happy..

sudo systemctl restart apache2.service

Setting up MYSQL

sudo ufw allow ssh
sudo ufw allow "Apache Full"
sudo ufw allow https
sudo ufw allow http
sudo apt install mysql-server
sudo mysql_secure_installation

Check if your ports are correct

sudo ufw status numbered

Installation

Password Plugin: Y
Password Validation Policy: 1 (can be 2 if you want)
(Enter Password and save somewhere)
Continue with Password: Y
Remove Anonymous Users: Y
Disallow Root Login Remotely: N
Remote Test DB: Y
Reload Privileges: Y

Creating the database

sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE db_name;
GRANT ALL ON db_name.* to 'db_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'db_password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
quit

Make sure your project is happy

cd /var/www/html/project
sudo composer install
sudo composer update
mv .env.example .env
(Enter Database Credentials)
php artisan config:cache

Setting up your project

php artisan key:generate
php artisan migrate:fresh --seed