# How to install laravel Globally on Ubuntu/linux

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Laravel hasn't been easy especially to beginners,NOTE THIS especially when it comes to configuring laravel and composer to work globally. This series Brings to all newbies how to do that,in just a few simple steps.

Introduction

Laravel uses composer to run and create projects,before proceeding with this install,please ensure you have composer install globally,is not you must first install from their official page here.

Composer is a tool for dependency management in PHP. It allows you to declare the libraries your project depends on and it will manage (install/update) them for you.

Open your terminal by using Ctrl+Alt+T and type the following commands.

Step 1 : Laravel installation

composer global require "laravel/installer"

Step 2 : Add composer to path .bashrc file to access laravel globally

cd ~
sudo nano .bashrc

Step 2(i): Edit environment config path file and by adding this line

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

Step 2(ii) :Hot Reload config path

source ~/.bashrc

Step 3 : Create a new Laravel application

laravel new mail

Step 4 : Install missing composer packages and their dependencies

cd mail
composer install && composer update

Step 5: Test the application

Open the application using your favorite IDE i.e PHPstorm or code

php artisan serve

Step 6: Stop server afterwards.

You have successfully installed and tested laravel globally.Well done. Terminate php server in terminal by pressing =>

Ctrl+C

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