I will show you how to host a site built with Laravel on a shared host without SSH and also how to upload files the wrong way but it surely works.


This is not the best way to host a site built with Laravel because it takes away many flavors that comes with Laravel PHP framework but if you are running on tight budget or curious about doing things the wrong way. Then this is for you.

I will assume you already set up a laravel project, if you have not, visit Laravel docs.

Setup your hosting plan with everything that comes with it. Assuming our project is named CstdWeek and in a folder with the same name. We are going to transfer our project folder (yes, even the vendor folder but make sure you have checked and compiled everything worth compiling) to the shared server. Our project folder in this case should be CstdWeek, it should be on the same level as the public_html folder.

Owing to Nairaland's limitations, the full detailed post with any additional code and images can be found HERE.

I tried compressing the project folder into a zip file and transferring the zip file but I was always hitting an error because of the javascript file inside the zip folder. Transfer the folder through FTP, thats the best way.

Delete the content of your public_html folder (not the folder itself) and move the contents of your project’s public folder (also create a new folder docs which we will use for file upload) to the empty public_html.

SOURCE: WPENGAGE

Instead of shared hosting, which is known for security and performance issues, I would recommend using Cloudways platform. Using this platform you can host Laravel app (https://www.cloudways.com/en/laravel-hosting.php ) on infrastructure in one-click, no need for ssh. You can then deploy app from sftp or built-in git integration.