If like me you tried the command php artisanHowever, you had the following “Could not open input file: artisan” error when starting the Laravel service using the above command.   How come “Could not open input file: artisan” error is showing up in Laravel There are a few causes behind this error. File doesn't exist Incorrect console location Missing correct permission for artisan Composer install   File doesn't exist Yep - I know, I shouldn't have to reference this one, but it's...