Laravel installproject

This is a simple Composer script which listed basic commands that is used to setup a Laravel project in a shared hosting or VPS.

Requirements

1. Composer.
2. NodeJS (for NPM).
3. PHP.

The script includes these commands:

1. npm install : Install NPM packages.
2. composer install : Install Composer packages.
3. php artisan storage:link : Create symbolic links.
4. php artisan migrate : Migrate the database tables.
5. npm run prod : Compile assets with Laravel Mix.
6. php artisan key:generate : Generate application key.

How to use

1. Insert the following event inside scripts property in composer.json file.

   "install-project": [
       "npm install && npm run prod",
       "composer install",
       "@php artisan storage:link",
       "@php artisan migrate",
       "@php artisan key:generate"
   ]

   Example:

   "scripts": {
     "install-project": [
       "npm install && npm run prod",
       "composer install",
       "@php artisan storage:link",
       "@php artisan migrate",
       "@php artisan key:generate"
     ],
   },

2. Run composer install-project inside your terminal.
3. Done!

FAQ

1. Why did you create this script?

   This is because I usually forget a few steps when setting up any Laravel project in shared hosting or VPS.

2. Why don't you turn this into a package?

   Because, I don't know how :)

3. I have a suggestion to add new commands.

   Open an issue and I'll try to look it up.

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