Laravel + Postgres local setup.
Here are the steps to get your local (mac) environment setup with Laravel and Postgres.
Bash commands: #
laravel new my-project
cd my-project
Make the Postgres database: #
While you have postgres running locally, use the createdb
command line tool to create a new database.
createdb my-project
.env File: #
Edit the .env
file in your Laravel project.
DB_CONNECTION=pgsql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=5432
DB_DATABASE=my-project
DB_USERNAME=<your-mac-username>
DB_PASSWORD=password
Migration setup: #
php artisan migrate:install
That’s it! You’re rocking and rollin’ with a local Laravel & Postgres setup!