Ultimate Laravel for Modern Web Development

Unlock the Power of Laravel: Elevate Your Web Development Game!



Book Description

The "Ultimate Laravel for Modern Web Development" is a comprehensive journey through Laravel, the PHP framework revolutionizing web development. This practical guide ensures a fluid progression from fundamentals to advanced techniques, making you a seasoned Laravel expert. The book begins with the fundamentals, seamlessly transitioning into the core of Laravel's MVC architecture. It then navigates through routers, views, controllers, and Blade templates, building a strong foundation for your projects.



As you progress, the book will uncover the power of Eloquent ORM and Query Builder, mastering efficient data handling. You will implement seamless authentication and authorization processes to ensure the security of your applications and develop robust APIs to enhance your application's functionality and connectivity.



The book will dive into the art of testing and debugging, refining your Laravel projects for optimal performance. It will delve into email and notifications, adding dynamic communication to your applications. Finally, you will learn the ins and outs of deploying your Laravel app to the cloud, bringing your creations to a global audience.



Table of Contents

1. Getting Started with Laravel

2. MVC Architecture in Laravel

3. Routers and Views in Laravel

4. Building Controllers and Blade Templates

5. Working with Eloquent ORM and Query Builder

6. Implementing Authentication and Authorization in Laravel

7. Developing APIs with Laravel

8. Testing and Debugging your Laravel Application

9. E-mail and Notifications in Laravel

10. Deploying your Laravel App to Cloud

Drishti Jain holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering from Cummins College of Engineering, Pune, India. She earned the title of the Best Outgoing Student in Computer Engineering for her graduating batch and is acknowledged on the list of award recipients at her institute. She has worked at top product-based companies and FinTech organizations, along with working towards democratizing opportunities and knowledge through her initiative SkillUp with Drishti and her non-profit organization, the Samyak Drishti Foundation. She is an acclaimed international tech speaker and has spoken at over 100 tech conferences worldwide, including technical conferences in the USA, UK, Europe, Singapore, Colombia, Thailand, Brazil, and India. Actively engaged in the Laravel Ecosystem, she has been invited as a speaker at LARACON, sharing the platform with the core Laravel team along with the creator of Laravel as well as the Laravel India Podcast. Her contributions to the PHP ecosystem are many, including speaking at conferences such as PHP UK, Scotland PHP, and PHP[TEK] in the USA, as well as participating in PHPConf.Asia in Singapore.