Setting up a Laravel Project on AWS Cloud9 with RDS

• 1. Remove PHP5 and Install PHP7
• 2. Install Composer
• 3A. Setup RDS (if needed)
• 3B. Setup Local MySQL
• 4A. Setup Your App (For Existing Project)
• 4B. Setup Your App (For a New Project)
• 5. Git Config

Cloud9 is a fantastic environment for Laravel development, but getting it configured correctly can be a bit tricky. In this guide, we will walk through the steps to set up Laravel on Cloud9.

#1. Remove PHP5 and Install PHP7

Let's start by removing PHP5 and installing PHP7. Open your Cloud9 terminal and run the following commands:

$ rpm -qa | grep php
$ sudo yum remove php56\*
$ sudo yum install -y php73
$ sudo yum install -y php73-mbstring
$ sudo yum install -y php73-pdo
$ sudo yum install -y php73-mysqlnd

#2. Install Composer

Next, you need to install Composer. Run the following commands in your Cloud9 terminal:

$ curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
$ sudo mv composer.phar /usr/bin/composer

#3A. Setup RDS (if needed)

If you plan to use Amazon RDS for your database, follow these steps:

1. Go to Services > RDS > Create database (Aurora + MySQL 5.7-compatible).
2. Under Services > RDS > Databases (Writer) > VPC security groups, click Inbound > Edit (MYSQL/Aurora [YOUR EC2 LOCAL IP]/32).
3. Create a database for your app by running the following command:

$ mysql -u [USER NAME] -h [WRITER DB ENDPOINT] -p
CREATE SCHEMA `[DBNAME]` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8;
CREATE SCHEMA `[DBNAME]_testing` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8;

#3B. Setup Local MySQL

If you prefer to use the default MySQL instead of RDS, run these commands:

$ rpm -qa | grep mysql
$ sudo yum remove mysql55\*
$ sudo yum install -y mysql57-server
$ sudo service mysqld start
$ mysql -u root
CREATE SCHEMA `[DBNAME]` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8;
CREATE SCHEMA `[DBNAME]_testing` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8;

#4A. Setup Your App (For Existing Project)

If you have an existing Laravel project, clone it and make the necessary configurations:

$ git clone [URL] laravel && cd laravel
$ cp .env.example .env

Edit the ".env" file with the following details:

Create a ".env.testing" file with the following content:

Now, install dependencies, generate a key, and run migrations:

$ composer install
$ php artisan key:generate
$ php artisan migrate --seed
## or
$ php artisan migrate && php artisan db:seed
$ php artisan migrate --seed --env=testing
## or
$ php artisan migrate --env=testing && php artisan db:seed --env=testing
$ ./vendor/bin/phpunit

#4B. Setup Your App (For a New Project)

For a new Laravel project, use the following commands:

$ composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel laravel
$ cd laravel
$ vi .env

#5. Git Config

Set your Git configuration by running:

$ git config --local user.name "Your Name"
$ git config --local user.email [email protected]

These settings ensure your commits are associated with your identity.

These are the essential steps to set up Laravel on Cloud9. Once you've completed these, you'll be ready to start coding and developing your Laravel application. If you need to share your app over the internet, there are extra steps you can follow, but they are optional.

For more details on sharing your app over the Internet, you can refer to the official Cloud9 documentation.

Happy coding! 🚀