In this video, we will learn how to install Laravel 8, a PHP-based web framework ideal for building both simple and complex web applications.

To create a Laravel 8 project, we will use Composer. First, let's install Composer. Go to Google and search for `Composer`. Open the Composer link and download the composer-setup.exe file.

Run the setup and install Composer. After installation, let's check if Composer is installed correctly. Open the Command Prompt and run the command:

composer

This will display the Composer version and all command details.

Now, let's create a Laravel 8 project. Go to the project location, for example, C:xampphtdocs. Open the Command Prompt by typing `cmd` in the URL bar.

Inside the Command Prompt, run the command:

composer create-project laravel/laravel laravel8pro 

This will create the Laravel 8 project. Once the project is created, let's open it in Visual Studio Code. Click on `Add Folder` and browse to the project directory. Select the laravel8pro project folder.

You should see the Laravel 8 project folder structure. Open the composer.json file and verify that the Laravel version is 8.x.

Now, let's run the Laravel project. Go to the Command Prompt and run the command:

php artisan serve

This will start the Laravel 8 project on localhost:8000. Let's check it out. Switch to the browser and go to http://localhost:8000.

You should see the Laravel 8 project running. That's it! You have successfully installed and created a Laravel 8 project.