Laravel Tutorial - Intro

Laravel - Since its initial release in 2011, Laravel has experienced exponential growth. In 2015, it became the most starred PHP framework on GitHub and rose to the go-to framework for people all over the world.

Laravel focuses on the end user first, which means its focus is on simplicity, clarity, and getting work done. People and companies are using it to build everything from simple hobby projects all the way to Fortune 500 companies.

My goal with this Laravel tutorial to create a guide for those just learning Laravel. This guide will take you from the very beginning of an idea into a real deployable application.

This look at Laravel will not be exhaustive, covering every detail of the framework, but if you want that I recommend the book Laravel: Up and Running. This tutorial does expect a few prerequisites and here is what you will need to follow along:

A local PHP environment (Valet, Homestead, Vagrant, MAMP, etc.).
A database. I’ll be using MySQL.
PHPUnit installed.
Node installed.
Note: For the local PHP environment I am using a Mac and Valet because it automatically sets up everything. If you are on Windows, you should consider Homestead or some flavor of a virtual machine.

I am attempting to go through the process of creating a new application just as I would in a real-world environment. In fact, the code and idea are from a project I built.