How to setup the Laravel project cloned from Github

So you’ve cloned a Laravel project off Github.com. But how can you actually run the existing Laravel project on your local?

Following the quick steps below you will get your project started. The tutorial assumes you already have a PHP, MYSQL local server, like EasyPhp. Ready?

1. Create a database (remember the database name, username, password for step 3).

2. From the project directory, type in your terminal:

   composer install
   

   cp .env.example .env
   

   php artisan key:generate
   

3. Open .env and set database (database, username, password)

4. In order to avoid the error Specified key was too long:

   • Open Providers/AppServiceProvider.php and paste the line below (right after use Illuminate\Suppoer\ServiceProvider; ):

   use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
   

   • Scroll down a bit, right inside public function boot() {}, paste:

   Schema::defaultStringLength(191);
   

5. Now from your terminal:

   php artisan migrate
   

   php artisan db:seed
   

   php artisan serve
   

You should see something like:

“Laravel development server started: http://127.0.0.1:8000”.

Visit that link to see your project live.

That’s it. You’ve made it!

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