Laravel Installation Installation using LaraDock (Laravel Homestead for Docker)
Example
LaraDock is a Laravel Homestead like development environment but for Docker instead of Vagrant. https://github.com/LaraDock/laradock
Installation
*Requires Git and Docker
Clone the LaraDock repository:
A. If you already have a Laravel project, clone this repository on your Laravel root directory:
git submodule add https://github.com/LaraDock/laradock.git
B. If you don't have a Laravel project, and you want to install Laravel from Docker, clone this repo anywhere on your machine:
git clone https://github.com/LaraDock/laradock.git
Basic Usage
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Run Containers: (Make sure you are in the laradock folder before running the docker-compose commands).
Example: Running NGINX and MySQL:
docker-compose up -d nginx mysqlThere are a list of available containers you can select to create your own combinations.
nginx,hhvm,php-fpm,mysql,redis,postgres,mariadb,neo4j,mongo,apache2,caddy,memcached,beanstalkd,beanstalkd-console,workspace -
Enter the Workspace container, to execute commands like (Artisan, Composer, PHPUnit, Gulp, ...).
docker-compose exec workspace bash -
If you don't have a Laravel project installed yet, follow the step to install Laravel from a Docker container.
a. Enter the Workspace container.
b. Install Laravel.
composer create-project laravel/laravel my-cool-app "5.3.*" -
Edit the Laravel configurations. Open your Laravel's .env file and set the DB_HOST to your mysql:
DB_HOST=mysql -
Open your browser and visit your localhost address.
