Laravel setup on HostGator shared plan - php

Question

I'm trying to setup Laravel on a HostGator shared plan. I've followed these instructions:
http://laravel.io/forum/02-13-2014-how-to-install-laravel-on-a-hostgator-shared-server
I created and uploaded the .bashrc and .bash_profile files as instructed, then I run:
source ~/.bashrc
in the terminal, but then when I run php -v I get
No such file or directoryphp
I also tried uploading an htaccess file with AddHandler application/x-httpd-php55 .php to the root directory. When I run phpinfo() now, it shows php version 5.5.10, but php -v (before I run the source command) still shows version 5.2.17.
Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

Answer 1

STEP 1 Copy your files
Copy your app in a non-public folder, example:
/home/foo/myapp
Move your public folder to a public folder, example:
/home/foo/public_html/public
Open your public/index.php file and change paths to reference your laravel non-public code, example:
require __DIR__.'/../../../myapp/bootstrap/autoload.php';
$app = require_once __DIR__.'/../../../myapp/bootstrap/app.php';
STEP 2 Change php version in Cpanel
For laravel 5.2 you need at least php 5.5
https://laravel.com/docs/5.2/installation#server-requirements
this will add some lines in your .htaccess, for example, this will enable php7:
# Use PHP70 as default
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php70 .php
<IfModule mod_suphp.c>
suPHP_ConfigPath /opt/php70/lib
</IfModule>
STEP 3 Make artisan work
php command line may not work, run this command to check php version:
php -v
if it doesn't give you the correct version you may run your commands directly with php 5.6 binary, like this:
/opt/php56/bin/php artisan
STEP 4 clear caches
Sometimes you need to clear your cache, there's two ways:
With artisan:
/opt/php56/bin/php artisan optimize
Manually:
Delete this two files
bootstrap/cache/compiled.php
bootstrap/cache/services.json
How to use SSL
Hostgator shared servers have a shared SSL certificate
To use the shared SSL certificate you must access your public folder by the root of your server and your username like this:
https://gator1234.hostgator.com/~username
So for example, if you put your application in a folder called myapp it will become:
https://gator1234.hostgator.com/~username/myapp
this will mess the routes file, so you have to add this lines to your .htaccess
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /~username/myapp

Answer 2

I recently wrote an article on how I was able to host my laravel 5.5 on a shared host. (Hostgator)
https://www.5balloons.info/hosting-laravel-5-5-project-on-shared-hosting-hostgator/

Answer 3

So there is one simple step that seems to get overlooked with most of the issues of setting up a subdomain to host a Laravel App using HostGator's Shared Hosting plan.
HostGator Shared Server Hosting Plan
Scenario:
Domain: https://yardpenalty.com is pointing to the home/username/public_html folder which has a WordPress installation.
Subdomain: https://games.yardpenalty.com is pointing to the home/username/games/public folder which has a Laravel App installation.
Problem:
We want the Laravel App to be accessed at the Subdomain's root level...
URI at https://games.yardpenalty.com
NOT at https://games.yardpenalty.com/public.
Solution:
Step 1:
Under our HostGator Shared Server Hosting Plan we can access the tools we need using cPanel.
Step 2:
In our cPanel we go-to Domains->Subdomains and we enter a name for our Subdomain (in this instance its called games).
Step 3:
Then we select a Domain from the dropdown list and in this scenario it is yardpenalty.com which is pointing to my public_html folder.
Step 4:
Finally, under the Document Root / (a.k.a. home/user) we point it to the /games/public folder!
It should look something like the second listing from your cPanel:

Answer 4

I was finally able to get Laravel installed with some help from this:
http://shincoding.com/laravel/installing-configuring-laravel-shared-hosting/