Larval 5.* on Ubuntu 16.04

install.sh

# Basic stuff
sudo apt-get install git
sudo apt-get install unzip

# LAMP & Taskel
sudo apt-get install tasksel
sudo tasksel install lamp-server

# CURL for Composer
sudo apt-get install curl php-curl php-mcrypt php-mbstring php-gettext

# enable mods
sudo phpenmod mcrypt
sudo phpenmod mbstring
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo systemctl restart apache2

# Composer
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer

# phpmyadmin (later accessible through localhost/phpmyadmin)
sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin 	
		
# Laravel
cd /var/www/html/
sudo composer create-project laravel/laravel PROJECT_NAME --prefer-dist
sudo chmod -R 777 PROJECT_NAME

# VHost of PROJECT_DOMAIN
sudo vi /etc/apache2/sites-available/PROJECT_DOMAIN.conf

# paste lines
<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerName PROJECT_DOMAIN
  DocumentRoot /var/www/html/PROJECT_NAME/public
  
  <Directory /var/www/html/PROJECT_NAME/public>
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
  </Directory>
</VirtualHost>
			
# enable site
sudo a2ensite PROJECT_DOMAIN
service apache2 reload

# fix hosts file	
sudo vi /etc/hosts

# add following line                                
127.0.0.1       PROJECT_DOMAIN

# DONE!

# change default server directory (optional)
sudo vi /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

# also
sudo vi /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

# find
<Directory /var/www/>
  Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
  AllowOverride None
  Require all granted
</Directory>

# change path and restart apache
sudo service apache2 restart

# make laravel app to be the landing (localhost) site instead of apache2 (optional)
sudo a2dissite 000-default

# this is to enable it 
sudo a2ensite 000-default