2.8.4.2.1. Install Laravel

1. Download the installer:

   composer global require laravel/installer

2. Set the path to the Laravel executable file so that it can be run from any directory in the file system:

   export PATH="$PATH:~/.config/composer/vendor/bin"

3. Go to the desired directory and create a new project:

   laravel new project_name

composer create-project laravel/laravel ~/path/to/project/directory

1. In the site's root directory:

   <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
   RewriteEngine on
   RewriteRule ^$ public/ [L]
   RewriteRule ((?s).*) public/$1 [L]
   </IfModule>

2. In the public directory:

   <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
   RewriteEngine On
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
   RewriteRule ^((?s).*)$ index.php?_url=/$1 [QSA,L]
   </IfModule>