How to Host a Laravel Website Using cPanel

1. Make sure your Laravel project runs perfectly.

2. Zip your entire Laravel project folder.

3. Log in to cPanel.

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4. Upload and Extract Project Files.

        1. Go to File Manager 
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        2. Go to the public_html folder and click the Upload button.
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          3. Upload your project ZIP file here.
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             4. After completing the upload, go back to the public_html File.
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              5. Select the ZIP file and click Extract to unzip it.
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    6. After going to the unzipped file, select all the files and move the public_html file directory                        
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7.  We no longer need the project zip file, and we can delete it.
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5. Configure the Database.

              1. In cPanel, go to “Manage My Databases” and create a new database.
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          2.  Give a name for the database and click Create Database.
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              3. Then go back to the cPanel dashboard.
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          4. Open phpMyAdmin and Verify Your Database.
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       5. Create a New Database User.

  •   Scroll down to Database Users.
  •   Click Add New User.
  •   Enter a username and a strong, secure password (you can use cPanel’s password generator).
  •   Click Create User.
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6. Give the User Access to the Database.

  • Under Add User to Database, choose the user and the database you just created.
  • Click Add.
  • On the next screen, select ALL PRIVILEGES — this gives your Laravel app full control over the database.
  • Click Make Changes to save.                                              
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7. Import Your Existing Database.

                                  1. Go back to phpMyAdmin in cPanel.
                                  2. Click on your newly created database (1).
                                  3. Select the Import tab from the top menu (2).
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            4.  Choose your .sql file and click import to start the upload.
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        5. Wait for the success message — your tables and data will appear shortly

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8. Update Your Laravel .env File.

                 1. In File Manager, open your public_html folder.
                 2. Click the  Settings button and enable Show Hidden Files to reveal the .env file.
                 3. Right-click  .env → Edit.
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               4. Update the following lines with your actual database details and save Changes.
                                   * APP_URL= your Domain
                                   * DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
                                   * DB_USERNAME=your_database_user
                                   * DB_PASSWORD=your_strong_password

                                    

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9. After going to the public folder, select All files and copy to the /public_html/ folder.

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1. Edit index.php File to Correct Paths

                     1. Open the public/index.php file in your Laravel project directory
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  2. Remove the ( . . / ) part to correct the paths relative to the index.php  file, so        the modified lines look like

         * require __DIR__ . ‘/../vendor/autoload.php’;   ⟶   require __DIR__ . ‘/vendor/autoload.php’;
         * $app = require_once __DIR__ . ‘/../bootstrap/app.php’;  ⟶  $app = require_once __DIR__ .              ‘/bootstrap/app.php’;

  3. Save the changes to index.php.

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10. Go to your domain and refresh it.

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