Set up Laravel Developer Environment on OS X Yosemite

laravel-dev-environment.md

Set up Laravel Developer Environment on OS X Yosemite

1. Create SSH key, if needed:
   ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "fname.lname@localhostname"

2. Install Xcode via the App Store.

3. xcode-select --install

4. Install Homebrew:

• ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
• brew tap homebrew/dupes
• brew tap homebrew/versions
• brew tap homebrew/homebrew-php
• brew install php56
• brew install composer
• brew install node
• brew install ctags

5. Update system path to prefer Homebrew packages:

• Add near top of ~/.bashrc file:

  ```bash
  # reorder PATH
  PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/X11/bin
  # set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
  if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then
      PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
  fi
  if [ -d "$HOME/pear/bin" ] ; then
      PATH="$HOME/pear/bin:$PATH"
  fi
  if [ -d "$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin" ] ; then
      PATH="$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin:$PATH"
  fi
  ```
  

6. Install Gulp:

• npm install --global gulp

7. Install VirtualBox and Vagrant:

• brew cask install virtualbox
• brew cask install vagrant
• brew cask install vagrant-manager
• vagrant box add laravel/homestead

8. Install and start Laravel Homestead:

• composer global require "laravel/homestead=~2.0"
• composer global require "laravel/installer=~1.1"
• cd ~
• git clone https://github.com/laravel/homestead.git Homestead
• cd Homestead
• bash init.sh
• homestead edit
  (If needed, change ports in ~/.composer/vendor/laravel/homestead/scripts/homestead.rb file to values not in use.)
• Add new host to: /etc/hosts
• homestead up
• homestead provision

9. Create new Laravel project:

• mkdir Code
• composer create-project laravel/laravel Code/Laravel
• cd Code/Laravel
• cp .env.example .env
• php artisan key:generate