How to Deploy a Laravel Application on Shared Hosting: A Complete Guide

Deploying Laravel 13 on a production Ubuntu 24.04 server requires PHP 8.3 or newer, PHP-FPM, and a web server. While teams often use PaaS, manual configuration or tools like Hanoo enable zero-downtime deploys and verified releases. Alternatively, deploying Laravel on shared hosting via cPanel remains a practical, affordable option for small businesses and client projects, despite challenges like limited server permissions and restricted SSH access compared to the flexibility offered by VPS or cloud hosting environments.