complete laravel herd a php development environment for laravel

sure! laravel herd is a php development environment designed to simplify the process of running laravel applications on your local machine. it provides a lightweight, easy-to-use interface for managing your applications, including support for php, mysql, redis, and more.

what is laravel herd?

laravel herd is a local development environment by laravel that runs on macos. it is built to provide a seamless experience for laravel developers, allowing you to easily create, manage, and run laravel applications.

prerequisites

before you begin, ensure that you have:

- macos (as laravel herd is currently only available for mac)
- homebrew installed (a package manager for macos)
- basic knowledge of the terminal and php/laravel

installation steps

1. **install laravel herd**

open your terminal and run the following command:



this command installs laravel herd using homebrew.

2. **install docker**

3. **set up laravel herd**

after installing, you can set up laravel herd by running the following command:



this command initializes the herd environment. you can also run `herd stop` to stop the environment and `herd restart` to restart it.

creating a new laravel project

1. **create a new laravel application**

you can create a new laravel application using the laravel installer or composer. here’s how to do it with composer:



this command will create a new laravel project named `my-laravel-app`.

2. **run the application**

navigate into your newly created laravel project directory:



after that, you can run your application using:



configuring the environment

1. **environment variables**

laravel uses environment var ...

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