Script created to facilitate the creation of a project laravel using composer.

laravel_project.sh

#!/bin/bash

# File: laravel_project.sh
# Description: Script created to facilitate the creation of a project laravel using composer.
#
# Use: ./laravel_project <project name>
#

green='\e[0;32m' # '\e[1;32m' is too bright for white bg.
endColor='\e[0m'

# If command not exists, install
if ! foobar_loc="$(type -p "composer")" || [ -z "$foobar_loc" ]; then
    echo -e "${green}Installing composer...  \n${endColor}"
    php -r "eval('?>'.file_get_contents('https://getcomposer.org/installer'));"

    echo -e "${green}Moving composer command in /usr/local/bin...  \n${endColor}"
    sudo -k mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
    echo -e "${green}Composer command created. Now, creating the project...  \n${endColor}"
fi

# Create project
composer create-project laravel/laravel $1 --prefer-dist