How to Deploy Laravel Application in a Virtual Private Server (VPS)

In this guide, we will walk you through the steps to deploy your Laravel application in a VPS using a popular web server, Apache. Get started now and bring your Laravel app to the cloud.

Laravel is a popular open-source PHP framework that is widely used to build web applications. If you have developed an application in Laravel and you want to take it live, deploying it to a Virtual Private Server (VPS) is a good option. In this guide, we will walk you through the steps to deploy your Laravel application in a VPS using a popular web server, Apache.

Step 1: Set up your VPS

The first step is to set up your VPS. You can use a cloud-based provider like DigitalOcean, AWS, or Google Cloud to set up your VPS. Make sure that your VPS has a static IP address and a public domain name.

Step 2: Install LAMP Stack

To deploy a Laravel application, you need to install the LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) on your VPS. You can use the following command to install the LAMP stack on Ubuntu-based systems:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2
sudo apt-get install php
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
sudo apt-get install php-mysql

Step 3: Upload your Laravel application

Next, you need to upload your Laravel application to your VPS. You can use FTP tools like FileZilla or WinSCP to upload your files. Make sure that you upload your files to the /var/www/html directory. You may install git and clone the project from the git repo. To do this follow these steps:

Install Git

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git -y

Configure the username, replace First Last:

git config --global user.name "First Last"

Configure the email, replace example@example.com:

git config --global user.email "example@example.com"

Now that Git has been installed and setup, refer to the image below for help with using Git and GitHub together.

Clone a GitHub Test Repository

A repository, or repo, is a Git project. The URL should be your git repo URL. Clone the git repo in this way:

git clone https://github.com/scoutnewstuff/test.git

Step 4: Configure Apache

To configure Apache for your Laravel application, you need to create a new Apache virtual host. You can use the following command to create a new virtual host:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/your-domain-name.conf

In the file, you need to add the following code:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your-domain-name.com
    ServerAdmin admin@your-domain-name.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/your-laravel-app
    <Directory /var/www/html/your-laravel-app>
        AllowOverride All
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Step 5: Enable the virtual host

After you have created your virtual host, you need to enable it using the following command:

sudo a2ensite your-domain-name.conf

Step 6: Restart Apache

Finally, you need to restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

That’s it! You have successfully deployed your Laravel application in a VPS. You can now access your application by visiting your domain name in a web browser.

In conclusion, deploying a Laravel application in a VPS is straightforward if you follow the steps outlined in this guide. If you encounter any problems or errors, you can leave a comment. We will be happy to solve your problem.