Install Laravel on Infomaniak accommodation

This guide concerns: Laravel, an open-source web framework written in PHP respecting the model-view-controller principle (MVC). Also take note of their documentation.

Prerequisites

• Owning a Shared Web Hosting or Cloud Server with the latest MySQL/MariaDB.
• Site under PHP 8.2.
• Create a SSH access.
• Create a database.

Installation of Laravel 11

To this end:

1. Log in to the SSH server (Need help?).
2. Place yourself in the site directory by executing the command cd chemin-vers-le-site (e.g. cd sites/laravel.domain.xyz).
3. Create a new project by running the command composer create-project laravel/laravel example-app.

4. Edit File .env at the root of the hosting to update the connection settings to the new database:

   DB_CONNECTION=mysql
   DB_HOST=xxxx.myd.infomaniak.com
   DB_PORT=3306
   DB_DATABASE= le nom de la base de données MySQL (xxxx_newbdd)
   DB_USERNAME= l’utilisateur MySQL avec les droits sur cette base
   DB_PASSWORD= son mot de passe

5. Place yourself in the project directory and publish via SSH:
   cd example-app
php artisan migrate
6. Edit Target Directory to point it in the "public" subdirectory of the project, here /sites/laravel.domain.xyz/example-app/public.