Install Laravel 5 with LAMP stack

install_laravel_5_with_LAMP_stack.md

#Install Laravel 5 with LAMP stack

1. Follow tutsnare tutorial here -> http://tutsnare.com/how-to-install-laravel-on-ubuntu-lamp/

2. Edit apache2.conf (/etc/apache2/apache2.conf) find

<Directory /var/www/>
      Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
      AllowOverride None
      Require all granted
</Directory>

change to

<Directory /var/www/>
      Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
      AllowOverride All
      Require all granted
</Directory>

3. Edit Apache default conf (/etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf)

DocumentRoot /var/www/html

change to

DocumentRoot /var/www/html/yourlaravelprojectname

4. Remove public by edit(or add) .htaccess on root laravel folder (http://tutsnare.com/remove-public-from-url-laravel/)

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ public/$1 [L]