[php] How to install Laravel's Artisan?

I want to create migrations in Laravel but according to the tutorials I need the Artisan CLI. The php command works fine and I'm on Windows. I type in php artisan or php artisan list and I get the following error:

Could not open input file: artisan

I wasn't able to find any guide in the documentation nor in Google. How can I install Artisan?

in laravel, artisan is a file under root/protected page

for example,

c:\xampp\htdocs\my_project\protected\artisan

you can view the content of "artisan" file with any text editor, it's a php command syntax

so when we type

php artisan

we tell php to run php script in "artisan" file

for example:

php artisan change

will show the change of current laravel version

to see the other option, just type

php artisan

Explanation: When you install a new laravel project on your folder(for example myfolder) using the composer, it installs the complete laravel project inside your folder(myfolder/laravel) than artisan is inside laravel.that's, why you see an error,

Could not open input file: artisan

Solution: You have to go inside by command prompt to that location or move laravel files inside your folder.

While you are working with Laravel you must be in root of laravel directory structure. There are App, route, public etc folders is root directory. Just follow below step to fix issue. check composer status using : composer -v

First, download the Laravel installer using Composer:

composer global require "laravel/installer"

Please check with below command:

php artisan serve

still not work then create new project with existing code. using LINK

You just have to read the laravel installation page:

1. Install Composer if not already installed
2. Open a command line and do:

composer global require "laravel/installer"

Inside your htdocs or www directory, use either:

laravel new appName

(this can lead to an error on windows computers while using latest Laravel (1.3.2)) or:

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel appName

(this works also on windows) to create a project called "appName".

To use "php artisan xyz" you have to be inside your project root! as artisan is a file php is going to use... Simple as that ;)