Is framework still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release v13.42.0, yesterday.

Can I trust framework?

Widely used. 35k stars, 13 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to install framework on Windows (laravel/framework) · gitmanual

How to install on Windows

laravel/framework

Laravel is a web application framework with expressive, elegant syntax.

PHP#framework#laravel#php

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (MIT).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release v13.42.0, yesterday.
Can I trust it?: Widely used35k stars, 13 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Difficulty: Involved
Time: 30 min or more
Stars: ★ 34,998
Activity: Updated this month

Saved setup from 3 h ago

Will it work on Windows?

Yes, it runs on Windows

You'll build it yourself with PHP.
It also needs Memcached, MySQL, Redis running (Docker handles this).

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Docs ↗laravel.comLinked from the README.Website ↗laravel.comThe project's own site.

Heads-upIt also needs Memcached, MySQL and Redis.

4 steps on Windows

Download setup.ps1

Then run powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\setup.ps1. It stops at the first error and is safe to run again. Servers and tests aren't started; it lists them at the end. Read it first.

Clone the repository

Needs Git: winget install Git.Git

git clone https://github.com/laravel/framework.git
cd framework

Install the required runtimes

PHP ^8.3

scoop install php composer  # needs scoop: https://scoop.sh

3
Start backing services
Needs: Memcached, MySQL, Redis
```
winget install Docker.DockerDesktop
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d
```
If you see Cannot connect to the Docker daemon: start Docker Desktop (or the Docker service) first.
4
Install dependencies
```
composer install
```

Did you get it running?

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Parts list

1×PHP ^8.3runtime
1×composer package manager
1×Memcached service
1×MySQL service
1×Redis service

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Details

License: MIT
Open issues: 91
Branch: 13.x

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.github/CONTRIBUTING.md

.github/workflows/databases-nightly.yml

.github/workflows/databases.yml

.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml

.github/workflows/facades.yml

.github/workflows/install-nightly.yml

.github/workflows/tests.yml

README.md

composer.json

docker-compose.yml

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