Welcome to the official Getting Started with Laravel course. In this bootcamp, we will learn how to build your first full-stack application with Laravel from start to finish.

Syllabus

What are we building?
- Meet Chirper, a Twitter-like microblogging app you'll build from scratch. See the finished product and understand what you'll be creating throughout this bootcamp.
Setting up your Laravel project
- Install Laravel, PHP, and create your first Laravel project. Learn about Laravel's AI-friendly design and get your development environment ready.
Your first route
- Create your first Laravel route and view. Learn how routes connect URLs to code and build a basic homepage with Blade templates.
Deploying your app
- Deploy your Laravel application to the internet with Laravel Cloud. Learn Git basics and get your app live with automatic deployments.
What is MVC?
- Understand the Model-View-Controller pattern that keeps Laravel code organized. Create your first controller and see how MVC separates concerns in web applications.
Working with the database
- Set up your database with migrations and learn Laravel's database tools. Create tables programmatically and explore different ways to interact with data.
Our first model
- Build your first Eloquent model to interact with the database elegantly. Learn how models represent database tables as PHP objects with powerful features.
Showing the feed
- Transform your app with proper styling using Blade components. Create reusable UI components and format timestamps to build a polished social media feed.
Creating and storing Chirps
- Build forms to let users create content and store it in the database. Learn about Laravel's form handling, validation, and mass assignment protection.
Edit and delete Chirps
- Complete CRUD operations by adding edit and delete functionality. Learn about RESTful routing and build a full-featured content management system.
Basic authentication: Registration
- Build user registration from scratch to understand authentication fundamentals. Create registration forms, hash passwords, and automatically log in new users.
Basic authentication: Login/Logout
- Complete the authentication system with login and logout functionality. Learn about sessions, middleware, and protecting routes from unauthorized access.
What's Next?
- Celebrate your accomplishment and explore ideas for extending Chirper further. Get suggestions for new features and guidance on continuing your Laravel journey.