Subhan Raj SubhanRaj

How to host a Laravel project on Hostinger shared hosting

Introduction

When I was looking to deploy a Laravel project on Hostinger shared hosting, I found that there was no proper guide available on the internet. So I decided to write a step-by-step guide on how to host a Laravel project on Hostinger shared hosting. I hope this will help someone who is looking to host a Laravel project on Hostinger shared hosting.

As Hostinger's shared hosting does not provide the same functionalities as a VPS or Dedicated Server, so there are some limitations. However, I have tried to overcome those limitations and make the Laravel project work on Hostinger shared hosting.

What is working

Following is working:

Host Laravel 10 & 11 Project on Hostinger's Shared Hosting

How to enable Live Reload of a Laravel Project Using Laravel Mix & BrowserSync

You can follow the steps below to enable live reload of a Laravel project using Laravel Mix and BrowserSync.

Important

You need to have Node.js installed on your machine to use Laravel Mix. If you don't have Node.js installed, you can download it from here.

Steps to enable live reload of a Laravel project using Laravel Mix and BrowserSync:

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Examples are with //i.ytimg.com server just because it’s shorter, no other particular reason. You can use both.

Player Background Thumbnail (480x360):

Upgrade all Windows Programs & Packages using Winget

Note

Works only in Windows 10 & 11 with Winget

You can check for avaliable software updates using following command

winget update

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	#include <iostream>
	using namespace std;

	class Kitchen // creating class Kitchen

	{
	public: // public members of class Kitchen
	void breakFast(int b)

	// C++ program for implementing classes and creating objects
	#include <iostream>

	using namespace std;

	class Employee
	{
	private:
	int a, b, c; // Declaring private variables

	/*
	C program to input N numbers and store them in an array.
	Do a linear search for a given key and report success or failure.
	*/
	// By: Priyanshu, Sahil Ali & Subhan Raj
	#include <stdio.h>

	int main()
	{
	int num;

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	<html lang="en">

	<head>
	<meta charset="UTF-8">
	<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
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Subhan Raj SubhanRaj

How to host a Laravel project on Hostinger shared hosting

Introduction

What is working

How to enable Live Reload of a Laravel Project Using Laravel Mix & BrowserSync

Upgrade all Windows Programs & Packages using Winget

MySQL Cheat Sheet

MySQL Locations

Add mysql to your PATH