How To Set Up PHP, Composer and Laravel

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PHP, Composer and Laravel Installation

1) Download PHP Package.

2) Configure PHP.INI

3) Install composer

4) Install Laravel

Setting up your computer for PHP frameworks development could be frustrating if the steps are not working. This tutorial aims to provide easy step-by-step guide to setup PHP frameworks such as Laravel. This tutorial uses Rapid Extension Editor (REE) to modify Windows Environment Path values. Download here.

1) Download PHP Package.

Download PHP Package from http://windows.php.net/download#php-7.0 

or from cache.

2) Configure PHP.INI

Unzip the file into the computer eg C:\php.

Copy the php.ini-development into php.ini

Edit at the following two lines...

Ensure that the extension directory is set to ext

Uncomment the openssl directive

Add the PHP Path value to Windows (using REE)

Click Save button.

Run Windows Command (ie Press Windows Button, type cmd and press ENTER).

Type php --version.

Type php -r "echo OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER;"

3) Install composer

Let’s say we want to install composer at c:\composer

Change directory to C:\ (type cd \).

Type mkdir composer.

Change directory to composer (type cd composer)
Type php -r "copy('https://getcomposer.org/installer', 'composer-setup.php');"

We are going to create a composer batch file so that we can call composer from any directory. Type echo @php "%~dp0composer.phar" %*>composer.bat

Add the Composer Path value to Windows (Using REE).

Click Save button.

Run a new Windows Command.

Type composer -V

4) Install Laravel

While in Windows Command, type composer global require "laravel/installer".

A folder named “laravel” has been created in C:\users\{your-username}\AppData\Roaming\Composer\vendor

By right, Laravel executable file is located in c:\users\{your-username}\AppDate\Roaming\Composer\vendor\bin\.

You can test this by going to the path and type laravel.

Copy this path value for the next step

Add Laravel Path value to Windows (Using REE)

Test again in a new Windows Command.

5) Remove Laravel

While in Windows Command, type composer global remove "laravel/installer"

Since you have removed laravel, don’t forget to delete the path value in Windows as well.

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