Laravel: Up and Running A Framework for Building Modern PHP Apps
Laravel: Up and Running A Framework for Building Modern PHP Apps by Matt Stauffer, published by O’Reilly Media in 2016, is a comprehensive guide designed for PHP developers looking to harness the capabilities of the Laravel framework. This edition spans 431 pages and is presented in English. The book offers a practical introduction to Laravel, emphasizing its speed and simplicity, and aims to equip readers with the skills needed to build modern web applications using clean, readable code.
Readers will find a high-level overview complemented by concrete examples that facilitate a swift understanding of Laravel’s features. The guide covers essential tools such as Blade, Laravel’s templating engine, and Eloquent ORM for database interactions. Additionally, it delves into user data management, application lifecycle processes, and testing methodologies, including PHPUnit and Mockery. By the end of the book, developers should feel confident in their ability to create a complete application in Laravel, making it a valuable resource for those interested in web programming and software development.
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What sets Laravel apart from other PHP web frameworks? Speed and simplicity, for starters. This rapid application development framework and its vast ecosystem of tools let you quickly build new sites and applications with clean, readable code. With this practical guide, Matt Stauffer–a leading teacher and developer in the Laravel community–provides the definitive introduction to one of today’s most popular web frameworks.
The book’s high-level overview and concrete examples will help experienced PHP web developers get started with Laravel right away. By the time you reach the last page, you should feel comfortable writing an entire application in Laravel from scratch.
Dive into several features of this framework, including:
- Blade, Laravel’s powerful, custom templating tool
- Tools for gathering, validating, normalizing, and filtering user-provided data
- Laravel’s Eloquent ORM for working with the application’s databases
- The Illuminate request object, and its role in the application lifecycle
- PHPUnit, Mockery, and PHPSpec for testing your PHP code
- Laravel’s tools for writing JSON and RESTful APIs
- Interfaces for file system access, sessions, cookies, caches, and search
- Tools for implementing queues, jobs, events, and WebSocket event publishing
- Laravel’s specialty packages: Scout, Passport, Cashier, Echo, Elixir, Valet, and Socialite
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