Laravel

Why Laravel?

• framework -> templates
  • faster
  • libraries
  • MVC model
  • very popular option -> a lot of information
• more secure -> because php is datasensitive
  • built-in security features
  • automatic integration with database

Install Laravel

Edit php.ini file

line 962 uncomment (delete semicolon in fromt) extention=zip
line 930 uncomment extention=fileinfo
line 942 uncomment extention=openssl
line 944 uncomment extention=pdo_mysql

Add php.exe to path variables (new system variable)

name: PHP
location: C:\xampp\php\php.exe

Add dependency manager: Composer

download .exe
add to path: C:\ProgramData\ComposerSetup\bin

Install Laravel using Composer

$ composer global require laravel/installer

Reinstall XAMPP and move project into Dashboard -> Laravel

first delete all files inside the dashboard directory

Create laravel project in your project folder

$ laravel new <projectName>
starterkit -> none
Pest -> 0 (testing framework, PHPUnit is older)
Git -> no

db -> mysql (via XAMPP)
default database migrations -> yes (make sure MySQL server is turned on in XAMPP)

Front page is in public/index.php

Setup database

inside phpmyadmin -> new database (give same name as laravel project ‘-’ becomes ‘_’).
OR set name in .env file

($ php artisan migrate)

creates tables that integrate with laravel !

(Start webserver without apache: inside project folder)

$ php artisan serve

Intro into Laravel TodoList

resources/views/welcome.blade.php
routes/web.php
public/index.php

Create object and db migration

$ php artisan make:model <modelName> -m
$ php artisan migrate
check migration in /database/migrations/

update migration so it interacts with table correctly (set correct model properties)
model will be in app/model