Deploy a Laravel application to Traxio

Steps

1. Step 1: Match PHP versions

   Check the PHP version in composer.json and set the domain to match in Account Manager › then Domain Setup. How to change the PHP version in DirectAdmin

2. Step 2: Build a production copy

   Locally:

   composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader
   npm ci && npm run build

3. Step 3: Package the app

   Zip the project without node_modules, .git and your local .env.

4. Step 4: Upload outside the web root

   Upload and extract to /home/USERNAME/apps/myapp. How to upload and extract a zip file

5. Step 5: Publish the public folder

   Copy the contents of apps/myapp/public into domains/yourdomain.co.uk/public_html, including .htaccess.

6. Step 6: Repoint index.php

   Edit public_html/index.php so the vendor/autoload.php and bootstrap/app.php paths reach /home/USERNAME/apps/myapp/. Use absolute paths to avoid counting ../.

7. Step 7: Create the database

   Create a database and user. How to create a MySQL database in DirectAdmin

8. Step 8: Configure .env

   Create apps/myapp/.env with APP_ENV=production, APP_DEBUG=false, APP_URL, APP_KEY from your local app, and the database details with DB_HOST=localhost. Storing configuration and secrets outside public_html

9. Step 9: Load the schema

   Run migrations locally against a fresh database, export it, and import on Traxio with phpMyAdmin. Export a database and import it somewhere else

10. Step 10: Storage and links

    Ensure storage and bootstrap/cache folders are writable (755). For public uploads, copy or create public_html/storage pointing at your storage files, or serve them through a route.

11. Step 11: Schedule the task runner

    Create a cron job every minute:

    /usr/local/bin/php /home/USERNAME/apps/myapp/artisan schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1

    How to create a cron job in DirectAdmin