{"id":9995,"date":"2026-06-08T01:21:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T23:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=9995"},"modified":"2026-06-08T01:21:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T23:21:42","slug":"how-to-install-laravel-on-a-mybox-hosting-account","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-laravel-on-a-mybox-hosting-account\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Laravel on a Mybox Hosting Account"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laravel is one of the most popular PHP frameworks for building modern web applications. This guide explains how to install Laravel on a Mybox hosting account using SSH and Composer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-laravel-on-a-mybox-hosting-account\/#Prerequisites\" >Prerequisites<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-laravel-on-a-mybox-hosting-account\/#Connecting_via_SSH\" >Connecting via SSH<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-laravel-on-a-mybox-hosting-account\/#Installation\" >Installation<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-laravel-on-a-mybox-hosting-account\/#Step_1_%E2%80%93_Create_an_Empty_Website\" >Step 1 \u2013 Create an Empty Website<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-laravel-on-a-mybox-hosting-account\/#Step_2_%E2%80%93_Remove_the_Default_Document_Root\" >Step 2 \u2013 Remove the Default Document Root<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-laravel-on-a-mybox-hosting-account\/#Step_3_%E2%80%93_Download_Composer\" >Step 3 \u2013 Download Composer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-laravel-on-a-mybox-hosting-account\/#Step_4_%E2%80%93_Create_a_Laravel_Project\" >Step 4 \u2013 Create a Laravel Project<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-laravel-on-a-mybox-hosting-account\/#Step_5_%E2%80%93_Optimize_the_Laravel_Installation\" >Step 5 \u2013 Optimize the Laravel Installation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-laravel-on-a-mybox-hosting-account\/#Step_6_%E2%80%93_Create_a_Symbolic_Link\" >Step 6 \u2013 Create a Symbolic Link<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-laravel-on-a-mybox-hosting-account\/#Verifying_the_Installation\" >Verifying the Installation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-laravel-on-a-mybox-hosting-account\/#Updating_Laravel_Permissions_Optional\" >Updating Laravel Permissions (Optional)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-laravel-on-a-mybox-hosting-account\/#Useful_Artisan_Commands\" >Useful Artisan Commands<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-laravel-on-a-mybox-hosting-account\/#Summary\" >Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prerequisites\"><\/span>Prerequisites<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before installing Laravel, make sure that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SSH access is enabled for your hosting account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A website has been created in the Mybox control panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHP 8.2 or newer is selected for the website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have basic familiarity with SSH commands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Connecting_via_SSH\"><\/span>Connecting via SSH<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-1282775635\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Early access<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Still need help?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contact our customer service team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Message us<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enable SSH access for your hosting account if it is not already enabled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then connect to your account using:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PuTTY on Windows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Terminal on macOS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Terminal on Linux<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Installation\"><\/span>Installation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_%E2%80%93_Create_an_Empty_Website\"><\/span>Step 1 \u2013 Create an Empty Website<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Mybox control panel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Websites<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Add Website<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Blank Website<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose <strong>PHP 8.2<\/strong> (or newer).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete the website creation process.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_%E2%80%93_Remove_the_Default_Document_Root\"><\/span>Step 2 \u2013 Remove the Default Document Root<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After connecting via SSH, enter your website directory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>cd yourdomain.com\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remove the default document root:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>rm -rf public_html\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_%E2%80%93_Download_Composer\"><\/span>Step 3 \u2013 Download Composer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Download the desired Composer version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>wget https:\/\/getcomposer.org\/download\/2.8.8\/composer.phar\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can replace the version number with the latest stable release if desired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4_%E2%80%93_Create_a_Laravel_Project\"><\/span>Step 4 \u2013 Create a Laravel Project<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Create a new Laravel application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>php82 composer.phar create-project --prefer-dist laravel\/laravel project_name\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Replace:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>project_name\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">with your preferred application directory name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_5_%E2%80%93_Optimize_the_Laravel_Installation\"><\/span>Step 5 \u2013 Optimize the Laravel Installation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Run the following commands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>php82 -c \/usr\/local\/php\/php.ini project_name\/artisan clear-compiled\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>php82 -c \/usr\/local\/php\/php.ini project_name\/artisan optimize\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>php82 -c \/usr\/local\/php\/php.ini project_name\/artisan key:generate\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These commands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Clear cached compiled files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optimize the framework<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Generate the application encryption key<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_6_%E2%80%93_Create_a_Symbolic_Link\"><\/span>Step 6 \u2013 Create a Symbolic Link<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laravel stores publicly accessible files inside the <code>public<\/code> directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the web server expects website files inside <code>public_html<\/code>, create a symbolic link:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>ln -s project_name\/public public_html\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Replace:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>project_name\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">with your Laravel project directory name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verifying_the_Installation\"><\/span>Verifying the Installation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open your website in a web browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the installation was successful, you should see Laravel&#8217;s default welcome page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Updating_Laravel_Permissions_Optional\"><\/span>Updating Laravel Permissions (Optional)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your application requires write access to storage and cache directories, make sure the following directories are writable:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>storage\nbootstrap\/cache\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laravel uses these directories for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cache files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Logs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Temporary application data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Useful_Artisan_Commands\"><\/span>Useful Artisan Commands<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clear application cache:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>php82 project_name\/artisan cache:clear\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clear configuration cache:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>php82 project_name\/artisan config:clear\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clear route cache:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>php82 project_name\/artisan route:clear\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Run database migrations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>php82 project_name\/artisan migrate\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span>Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To install Laravel on Mybox:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create a blank website with PHP 8.2 or newer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connect via SSH.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove the default <code>public_html<\/code> directory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Download Composer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a new Laravel project.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Run the Laravel optimization commands.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a symbolic link from <code>public_html<\/code> to Laravel&#8217;s <code>public<\/code> directory.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After completing these steps, your Laravel application should be available under your domain and ready for 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