laravel 2024 setup on Linux Dev box - this'll basically install all the standard stuff. with option to install DB

install_laravel_requirements.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Update package list
sudo apt update

# Install PHP and required extensions
sudo apt install -y php php-cli php-fpm php-json php-common php-zip php-gd php-mbstring php-curl php-xml php-bcmath

# Install Composer
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer

# Install Node.js and npm (using the latest LTS version)
# curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | sudo -E bash -
# sudo apt install -y nodejs

#  Install Node but maybe use Volta instead?? 


# install Volta
curl https://get.volta.sh | bash

# install Node
volta install node

# Install Git
sudo apt install -y git

# Database selection
echo "Please select a database to install:"
echo "1) MySQL"
echo "2) MariaDB"
echo "3) PostgreSQL"
echo "4) No database (default)"
read -p "Enter your choice (1-4): " db_choice

case $db_choice in
    1)
        echo "Installing MySQL..."
        sudo apt install -y mysql-server
        sudo apt install -y php-mysql
        ;;
    2)
        echo "Installing MariaDB..."
        sudo apt install -y mariadb-server
        sudo apt install -y php-mysql
        ;;
    3)
        echo "Installing PostgreSQL..."
        sudo apt install -y postgresql postgresql-contrib
        sudo apt install -y php-pgsql
        ;;
    *)
        echo "No database selected. Skipping database installation."
        ;;
esac

# Install Laravel globally via Composer
composer global require laravel/installer

# Add Composer's global bin to PATH
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

echo "Laravel requirements installation completed!"