0 Requirements & Installation

taylorotwell edited this page 2011-06-24 14:16:19 -07:00

Table of Contents

• Requirements
• Extras
• Download & Install

Requirements

• Apache, or another compatible web server.
• PHP 5.3+.

Extras

Installing the following goodies will help you take full advantage of Laravel, but they are not required:

• SQLite, MySQL, or PostgreSQL PDO drivers.
• Memcached or APC.

Download & Install

1. Download Laravel
2. Extract the Laravel archive and upload the contents to your web server.

• Make sure the document root of your web server is the public directory.

3. Set the URL of your application in the application/config/application.php file.
4. Navigate to your application in a web browser.

If all is well, you should see a pretty Laravel splash page. Get ready, there is lots more to learn!