Step 1: Download Herd

1. Open your web browser and go to the Laravel Herd official website .
2. Click on the “Download” button to download the Herd .dmg installer.

Step 2: Install Herd

1. Once the download is complete, open the Herd.dmg file from your Downloads folder.
2. Drag the Herd icon into the Applications folder.

Step 3: Launch Herd

1. Open Spotlight Search by pressing Command (⌘) + Space, type Herd, and press Enter.
2. If prompted with a warning about opening the app (since it’s not from the App Store), click “Open” to proceed.

Step 4: Start Using Herd

1. When Herd opens, click “Start Herd” to start the built-in services like Nginx and PHP.
2. Herd will automatically serve files from ~/Herd folder. But you can still put your files anywhere and link them later.

Step 5: Verify

After the installation process is complete you have a fully-functioning PHP and Laravel development environment. This means you can invoke the herd, php, laravel, and composer binaries from your terminal:

herd --version
php --version
laravel --version
composer --version
node --version

Step 1: Download DBngin

1. Open your web browser and go to the DBngin official website .
2. Click on the “Download For Mac” button to download the DBngin .dmg installer.

Step 2: Install DBngin

1. Open Spotlight Search, type DBngin, and press Enter.
2. When DBngin opens, click “Create New Service” to set up a new database service.

Step 3: Choose Your Database

1. Choose the database type you need (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Redis).
2. Select the version, port, and data directory, then click “Create”.

Step 4: Start the Database Service

1. Click the “Start” button next to your new database service.
2. DBngin will now start your database, and you can use it with your projects.

Step 5: Connecting to DBngin

Open the .env file in your project directory and update the database connection details, such as DB_CONNECTION, DB_HOST, DB_PORT, DB_DATABASE, DB_USERNAME, and DB_PASSWORD, to match your DBngin settings.

Installing TablePlus (Optional)

• To easily manage and connect to your databases, you can use TablePlus . A powerful and intuitive database management tool that supports various database systems, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite.

• You can still use phpMyAdmin  for a lightweight solution.

Step 6: Download TablePlus

1. Open your web browser and go to the TablePlus official website .

2. Click Download For Mac to download the TablePlus .dmg installer.

3. Once the download is complete, open the TablePlus.dmg file from your Downloads folder.

4. Drag the TablePlus icon into the Applications folder.

   

Step 7: Connect TablePlus to Your Database Service

1. Make sure your database service is running in DBngin.

   

2. Take note of the database connection details, such as Port.

   

   Note

   By default, DBngin uses port 3306 for MySQL, root as the username and without password.

3. Open TablePlus and Right Click to create new connection.

   

4. Select MySQL as the database provider.

   

5. Enter the database connection details, such as port, username, and password.

   

   Click Test to verify you can connect to the database.

6. Upon creating the connection, you can now manage and interact with your database using TablePlus.

Step 8: Create Database

1. Start creating a database by clicking on the DB icon.

   

2. A window will pop up and show you all available database with your connection. To create new database, click on the New… button.

   

3. Enter the database name and click OK.

   

4. Your new database will be created. Click on it then click Open to view database content.

   

5. You’re now viewing your newly created database without any tables. You can proceed to create a new table by clicking on the + icon on the bottom left corner.

   

Step 1

First, open your terminal and determine which shell you are using:

echo $SHELL

• If the output is similar to /bin/bash, you can use .bash_profile to update your PATH environment.
• If the output is similar to /bin/zsh, then you can use .zshrc to update your PATH environment.
• If the output is similar to /bin/sh, then you can use .profile to update your PATH environment.

Step 2

Go ahead and open your .bash_profile, .zshrc, or .profile file in your home directory.

Step 3

Add the following line to the end of the file:

# DBngin Binary Path
export PATH="/Users/Shared/DBngin/mysql/8.0.33/bin:$PATH"

Update path to the location of your DBngin installed version of mysql binary.