Laravel is a popular PHP development framework used to build everything from simple eCommerce store backends to enterprise portals. It is an Open Source MVC architecture that allows for rapid application development and continuous integration of the applications.

Developers could take advantage of the modular packaging system (bundles in Laravel) that takes care of application dependencies through a dependency manager known as Composer. Deploying the Laravel application is an important aspect of the project cycle that has a far-reaching impact on the functionality and health of the project.

This simple KB will help you deploy Laravel applications on Cloudways managed servers. Note that you can deploy your Laravel application on new or existing servers. For the purpose of this Knowledge Base article, we will use an existing Cloudways server.

After logging into the Cloudways Platform, click on Servers in the top menu bar and select the target server on which you want to deploy the Laravel application.

Now at the bottom right, click on the circular grid icon, and select Add App for creating a new application.

Select the Laravel application and click on the Add Application button. This will take a few minutes for the setup to complete.

Select the application installed in Step 1, and go to the Application Manager. Click Deployment via Git.

Add the Remote Repo URL in the Git Remote Address field and click on the Authenticate button. This will clone your application on the Cloudways server.

Go to the Server Manager and click the Launch SSH Terminal button. This will open the terminal to the server.

Provide the Master Credentials (username and password) available on the Server Management page.

In the terminal, go to the application and then to the public_html folder.

Execute the Composer Update command for updating the dependencies of the Laravel application. Note that your application folder name is mentioned on the Access Detail Page.

Open the .env file and update the necessary configuration changes such as application name and database information.

If you already have a database for your Laravel application and you are deploying it for the first time on a Cloudways managed server, you will need to migrate and seed the database.

For this, use the following commands:

Once the process finishes, you can double-check the steps by clicking the Launch Database Manager button.

When you need a scheduler for the Laravel application, you only need to add a cron entry to your server. For this, you need to go to Cron Job Management and click on Advanced. Now add the following script, and click Save.

That’s it! We hope this article was helpful. If you need any help, then feel free to search your query on Cloudways Support Center or contact us via chat (Need a Hand > Send us a Message). Alternatively, you can also create a support ticket.