1. Register an App in Azure AD

• Go to: https://portal.azure.com

• Navigate to: Azure Active Directory > App registrations > New registration

• if you don't find it goto "Microsoft Entra ID"

• Once inside, select App Registrations --> New Registration

• Give it a name (e.g. Laravel Email App)

• Redirect URI: Can be http://localhost or your app callback

2. Add API Permissions - from right side manage-->choose api permissions

• Under "API permissions" > search "mail" and Add:

  • Mail.Send (delegated)

  • User.Read

3. Create a Client Secret -From the app registration overview page

• Under "Certificates & secrets" > "New client secret"

• Copy the secret value

• client id and tenant id

Steps to Generate App Password for example@domain.com to use in laravel app, if there is MFA

 

🛠️ Sign in at: https://mysignins.microsoft.com/security-info

1. Use example@domain.com to log in

2. Go to Security Info > Click Add method

3. Select App password

4. Name it (e.g., “Laravel SMTP”) and click Next

5. Copy the generated password – you will not be able to see it again

6. Update your Laravel .env:

  Step-by-Step: Install Ubuntu Using WSL on Windows

Step 1: Enable WSL and Virtual Machine Platform

Open PowerShell as Administrator and run:

wsl --install

This will install WSL 2, the latest version with full Linux kernel support.

🔸 If WSL is already installed, make sure it's version 2:

wsl --set-default-version 2

Step 2: Install Ubuntu from Microsoft Store

1. Open Microsoft Store.

2. Search for "Ubuntu".

3. Choose your version (e.g., Ubuntu 22.04 LTS).

4. Click Install.

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🔹 Step 3: Set Up Ubuntu

After install:

1. Launch “Ubuntu” from Start menu.

2. Wait for it to extract and initialize.

3. Create a new UNIX username and password.

4. 
   

5. Step 4: Install Development Tools in Ubuntu (optional)

6. Inside the Ubuntu terminal:

7. sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

   sudo apt install php mysql-server composer nodejs npm git curl unzip -y

8. composer global require laravel/installer

You need to install the “Remote - WSL” extension inside Visual Studio Code, not from the terminal.

🔹 Step-by-Step to Fix:

1. Open VS Code

2. Go to the Extensions view:

   • Shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + X

   • Remote - WSL

   • After Installing:

     To open a WSL Ubuntu project:

     • Press F1 or Ctrl + Shift + P

     • Type:

     • WSL: Open Folder

     🔹 2. Generate SSH Key Pair

   • ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your_email@example.com"
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Git Setup on Windows

 

1. Install Git for Windows

• Download and install from: https://git-scm.com/

• During setup:

  • Choose “Git from the command line and also from 3rd-party software”

  • Choose recommended defaults unless you have special needs

✅ After install, open Git Bash or CMD and run:

git --version
2. Clone Your Laravel + Vue Project
cd C:\xampp\htdocs
git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-laravel-vue-project.git
cd your-laravel-vue-project
Or initialize a new repo:
git init

3. Set Git User Info (if not set globally)
git config user.name "Your Name"
git config user.email "you@example.com"

4. Typical Git Workflow (Basic Commands)
Action
Command
Stage changes        
git add .
Commit changes
git commit -m "Your message"
Push to remote
git push origin main
Pull latest
git pull origin main
Check status
git status
Switch branch
git checkout branch-name
5. Optional Git GUI Tools for Windows
If you prefer visual tools:
GitHub Desktop: https://desktop.github.com/
Sourcetree: https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/
Git Extensions: Advanced GUI + Visual Studio integration



✅ Laravel + Git Example Setup
In C:\xampp\htdocs\your-project:

composer install
npm install
cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate
git init
git remote add origin https://github.com/your-username/your-repo.git
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"
git push -u origin main