How to clone and setup Laravel project from GitHub

Knowing how to clone and setup your Laravel project from GitHub is one of the most important thing you can know as a software developer. It gives you the ability to have access to millions of open source laravel projects out there.

In this content, I will be dropping a clear steps on how to clone laravel projects from github.

Step 1 : Locate the Repository

If you already have a Laravel project you want to clone before now, it is advisable you copy the repository link as directed on the snapshot above. 

Step 2 : Open your Terminal

Step 3 : Setting Up Project 

Laravel projects requires extra setups before it can run on your local computers.

First, we are going to install Node Module and Vendor files.

To install node module run npm install on your  Terminal and wait for it to complete.

To install your Vendor file run composer install or compose update on your  Terminal and wait for it to complete.

Step 4 : Setup .env file

To setup your .env, kindly duplicate your .env.example file and rename the duplicated file to .env.

cp .env.example .env

Step 5 : Setup Database

For this content, I'm using PHP MyAdmin Database.

On your .env file, locate this block of code below.

The block of code above represents your Database connection and role-management is my database name, which you can create your database name to be something else.

Step 6 : Commands

Step 7 : Conclusion

If you finished step 1 - 6 successfully, congratulation!!! you have just cloned your first Laravel Project from GitHub.