{"id":107,"date":"2025-03-20T06:58:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T06:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/documentation.iqonic.design\/handyman\/?p=107"},"modified":"2026-02-27T06:32:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T06:32:39","slug":"introduction-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/documentation.iqonic.design\/handyman\/introduction-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction &amp; Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nolwrap\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Estimated reading: 2 minutes<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Introduction to Laravel<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/service.iqonic.design\/services\/handyman-service-flutter-app-with-laravel-backend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/documentation.iqonic.design\/handyman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/installation_banner.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This section provides a basic understanding of <strong>Laravel<\/strong> and outlines the <strong>system requirements<\/strong> needed to run a Laravel-based application smoothly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf10 What is Laravel?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Laravel is a powerful <strong>PHP-based web framework<\/strong> used to build modern, secure, and scalable web applications. It provides a clean coding structure and speeds up the development process, making it one of the most popular frameworks among developers worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 Key Benefits of Laravel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Easy-to-use and well-organized code structure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faster web application development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open-source and completely free<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Built-in security features<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trusted by thousands of developers globally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcd8 <em>Want to install Laravel on your local system?<\/em> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/laravel.com\/docs\/11.x\/installation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udda5\ufe0f Which System Are We Using?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your platform is built on the <strong>Laravel framework<\/strong>. This means the web application runs using Laravel\u2019s architecture and standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure everything works correctly, specific <strong>server software<\/strong> and <strong>configurations<\/strong> are required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udda5 System Requirements (For Hosting \/ Server Team)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To run Laravel smoothly, make sure the following technical requirements are met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u27a4 Minimum Software Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Requirement<\/th><th>Version \/ Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>PHP<\/td><td>Version <strong>8.2 or higher<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Web Server<\/td><td>Apache or Nginx<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Database<\/td><td>MySQL (preferred), SQLite, or PostgreSQL<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u27a4 Required PHP Extensions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Laravel requires the following PHP extensions to be enabled:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>OpenSSL<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PDO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mbstring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tokenizer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>XML<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ctype<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JSON<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GD (or Imagick)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fileinfo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ZipArchive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u27a4 Apache \/ Nginx Configuration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>mod_rewrite<\/strong> module must be enabled (for Apache users)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2699\ufe0f php.ini Configuration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>php.ini<\/strong> file, make sure the following setting is applied:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code>open_basedir<\/code> must be <strong>disabled<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcc2 File &amp; Folder Permissions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Laravel requires specific folder permissions to function correctly. Ensure the following directories have proper access rights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Folder<\/th><th>Permission<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><code>\/bootstrap<\/code><\/td><td>775<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><code>\/storage<\/code><\/td><td>775 (including all subfolders)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><code>\/public<\/code><\/td><td>775 (for assets like images, CSS, JS)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcbb Supported Operating Systems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Laravel supports all major operating systems for development and hosting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2705 <a href=\"https:\/\/laravel.com\/docs\/9.x\/installation#getting-started-on-windows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 <a href=\"https:\/\/laravel.com\/docs\/9.x\/installation#getting-started-on-macos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">macOS<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 <a href=\"https:\/\/laravel.com\/docs\/9.x\/installation#getting-started-on-linux\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linux<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccc Important Note<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Laravel installation and configuration are typically handled by the <strong>technical or development team<\/strong>. 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