How to install all required PHP extensions for Laravel?

To install all of the required PHP extensions for Laravel, you will need to install the following PHP extensions on your server:

  • OpenSSL PHP Extension
  • PDO PHP Extension
  • Mbstring PHP Extension
  • Tokenizer PHP Extension
  • XML PHP Extension

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To install these extensions, you will need to have root access to your server. If you are using a shared hosting environment, you may not have root access and will need to contact your hosting provider to have these extensions installed for you.

If you have root access to your server, you can install these extensions using the following steps:

  1. Log in to your server using SSH.

  2. Update your package manager's package list by running the following command:

sudo apt-get update
  1. Install the required PHP extensions by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install php-openssl php-pdo php-mbstring php-tokenizer php-xml
  1. Restart your web server to apply the changes. If you are using Apache, you can do this by running the following command:
sudo service apache2 restart

If you are using a different web server, such as Nginx, you will need to use the appropriate command for that server.

That's it! You should now have all of the required PHP extensions installed and configured for use with Laravel.