Did you download the Laravel installer using Composer.?

http://laravel.com/docs/4.2/installation#install-laravel

Hi @TerrePorter,

Yes, I did download the Laravel installer using Composer.

I also have crypt installed and gave the execute permission to the folder with sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/laravel

So now I am kind of in a dead end...

It is odd that it would not execute.

Have you tried using the full path? just to see if it will execute.

What about going to the /usr/local/bin location and trying ./laravel ?

Just trying to eliminate path environment as a problem. Although if that is where composer is and it works then laravel should also. I don't want of offend but you did rename it right laravel.phar to laravel?

I'm not sure what else to offer, I don't have a mac so I haven't installed it on a mac before.

Hey @TerrePorter,

Thank you so much for your reply.

Because oddly enough, it is precisely your "I don't want to offend" that led me to find the solution.

Indeed, I did not need to rename the laravel.phar to laravel since I had installed the whole thing through composer.

However, the solution to my problem was at least as simple... I only had to follow this: https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/general-discussion/trying-to-make-use-of-the-laravel-installer

Everything is working like a charm now.

Thanks again.

Best,

T.

Glad you got it working :)