Deploying ready Laravel 5 project on Apache server on Windows

Not really. There is XAMPP for example. You use MySQL as a database? There are binaries for windows which you can install as a service using batch. You will need to install php also.

Just install xampp create a vhost and that's it. You don't need to use artisan

@ChristophAust Yes. I am using PHP - Laravel and MySQL as a database.

@ChristophAust @geowrge

What I am trying to learn is how to deploy Laravel app on actual stand alone Apache server for production. So to start , I want to deploy it on my local windows machine. You mean there is no way than using XAMP? I alread have PHP , MySQL installed on my machine.

Then what @geowrge said. Install xampp and create a vhost.

That's it.

@cgbhise

You have to tell us what production server you will gonna use. If it's a shared hosting, then it's a little bit tricky. You have to change some stuff. (I never used this option)

I usually use a VPS like DO. Assuming you already have your project on github/bitbucket or whatever, you should do the following:

• add your ssh key to the server
• pull the project in your www folder
• create a mysql user and a DB
• create another system user to handle your files (or you can go with www-data/root)
• edit Laravel's .env file and add the DB credentials
• install composer and run composer install
• run migrations
• install LAMP or LEMP (if you prefer nginx)
• create a conf file that will point to your project root/public
• restart apache / nginx / php-fpm
• also you will have to add the domain name to the server and also set the NS for it
• turn off debug mode in .env

There might be other steps but this in general what you need to do.

@geowrge By LAMP , you mean linux apache mysql...? I am trying on windows with PHP and MySQL installed

LAMP = Linux, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP.

If you already have PHP & MySQL installed, go ahead and install Apache.

Yeah indeed. What is your question? Download the windows binaries and install them using batch.

@cgbhise Hi friend, did you find a solution for this?