Laragon: Laravel
Laragon includes Cmder, a powerful terminal emulator. Right-clicking and selecting opens a prompt where all your paths (PHP, Composer, Artisan) are already configured.
Within the Laragon interface, right-click anywhere. Select Quick App > Laravel: Select Quick App -> Laravel . Name Your Project: Enter a name (e.g., my-app ). laragon laravel
: Right-click Laragon → Services → Start redis . Then run php artisan horizon in a terminal – it stays alive in background. Laragon includes Cmder, a powerful terminal emulator
Local HTTPS is notoriously annoying. Laragon gives every *.test site a valid, trusted SSL certificate out of the box. Your OAuth callbacks, payment gateways, and service workers work locally without drama. Select Quick App > Laravel: Select Quick App -> Laravel
“I've used Homestead, Sail, and XAMPP. Laragon is the only one that feels like a native Windows app. Switching PHP versions to test package compatibility takes 3 seconds.” –