Steps to install 5.1 laravel in windows using wamp or xampp: -> Step 1: install laravel composer (you can download it from https://getcomposer.org/) -> Step 2: open command prompt then download and install laravel installer using composer by the following command: composer global require "laravel/installer=~1.1" -> Step 3: Right click on my computer then go advanced tab then environment variables and in system variable search for path -> and put the following code in the end of line after ;(semicolon) : ;%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Composer\vendor\bin; -> Step 4: then go to wamp directory ie: e:wamp/www/ (i have installed wamp in E directory) Now set up a new blog using following commands-> -> Step 5: open command prompt and select the current directory using following commands: 1. e: 2. cd www/laravel -> Step 6: in command prompt run follow command: laravel new blog Now laravel project with name "blog" is installed on your local machine using wamp or xampp. open http://localhost/laravel/blog/public in your browser. on success you will see laravel 5 logo. Enjoy with laravel installation. DataBase: 1. How to make migration files -> php artisan make:migrate migrated_file_name 2. Run created migrations -> php artisan migrate Your table has been created successfully.