Can you describe the stages and sequence of actions when deploying an application on a server?

The deployment steps for a PHP application on a server typically include:

1. Server preparation: installing a web server (e.g., Apache or Nginx), PHP, and necessary extensions.
2. File transfer: copying the application's source code to the server (via FTP, SCP, Git, etc.).
3. Environment configuration: setting up configuration files, environment variables, and database setup.
4. Dependency installation: running Composer to install libraries and packages.
5. Database setup: creating and migrating the database schema.
6. Access rights configuration: setting correct permissions on files and folders.
7. Testing: verifying the application's functionality on the server.
8. Launching: starting the application and configuring automatic restart if necessary.

Example command for installing dependencies:

composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader