Laravel PHP - Create a Social Network - Full App

Learn to build a complete social networking application from scratch using the Laravel 5.2 PHP framework in this comprehensive 4-hour tutorial series. Master essential Laravel concepts including user authentication with signup and login functionality, input validation, middleware implementation, and route protection. Develop core social media features such as creating, editing, and deleting posts with real-time AJAX updates using jQuery. Implement user account management with profile image upload capabilities and interactive like/dislike functionality for posts. Explore Laravel's MVC architecture through hands-on development of models, controllers, and views while building a fully functional dashboard. Gain practical experience with database operations, error handling, user session management, and dynamic content updates to create a professional social networking platform.

Syllabus

Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - Setup & Introduction
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - Signup & Login Screen
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - Signup Controller & Model
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - Logging users in
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - Input Validation
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - Middleware & Route Protection
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - Creating the Dashboard View
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - Creating Posts (Model & Controller)
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - Post Validation & Outputting Errors
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - Outputting Posts
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - Deleting Posts
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - User Logout & Fixing Post Deletion
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - Editing Posts (View)
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - Use jQuery to fetch Post Content
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - Edit Posts with AJAX Request
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - Updating DB & View
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - User Account
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - Image Upload
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - Likes & Dislikes (1/3 - Models & AJAX)
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - Likes & Dislikes (2/3 - Finishing the Backend)
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - Likes & Dislikes (3/3 - Updating the View)
Laravel 5.2 PHP Build a social network - Wrap Up