Welcome to the Laravel Starter. This book has been specially created to provide you with all the information that you need to get started with the Laravel web development framework. You will learn the basics of Laravel, get started with building your first web application, and discover some tips and tricks for using Laravel.
This guide contains the following sections:
So, what is Laravel? – find out what Laravel actually is, what you can do with it, and why it's so great.
Installation – this section will get you started on programming with Laravel. We'll go over installation and basic configuration so that we can get started on our application!
Quick start: Creating your first web application – let's get started by making our own application. In this section, we'll develop a basic application that receives input from forms and then update a database accordingly.
Top 5 features you need to know about – here we will go more in depth about what we've covered in the Quick start section. We'll learn more about Eloquent, authentication, filters, validation, and bundles.
People and places you should get to know – the Laravel community is one of its most potent educational assets. This section provides you with useful links to the project's page and forums, as well as a number of helpful articles, tutorials, blogs, and the Twitter feeds of Laravel super-contributors.