In this tutorial I’ll show you how to install Laravel 7 on Linux Mint 19 using Oracle’s VirtualBox.

These instructions are for creating a dev environment ONLY and should not be used for a production server.

We’ll take you through the following steps to get you from start to finish:

1. Download & install VirtualBox, download Linux Mint 19, and create a new virtual machine
2. Start the virtual machine and install Linux Mint, then run updates
3. Install MySQL, PHP 7.4, and the necessary PHP extensions
4. Install Composer, Laravel, and set it up