what is laravel

Laravel is a tool that helps you build websites and web applications using the PHP programming language.

KEY POINTS ABOUT LARAVEL

1.Laravel is a toolkit that helps you build websites and web applications using PHP.

2.It has built-in tools for things like user login, registration, and password reset, so you don’t have to write them from scratch.

3.Laravel makes it easy to connect to a database and perform operations like adding, updating, or deleting records.

4.It follows a structured pattern called MVC (Model-View-Controller), which keeps your code organized and easy to manage.

5.It has a tool called Blade that helps you create dynamic HTML pages easily, like filling in templates with data from the database.

6.Laravel includes a command-line tool named Artisan that helps automate repetitive tasks, like creating files and running tests.

7.It provides security features to protect your application from common attacks, like SQL injection and cross-site scripting.

HOW TO CREATE A LARAVEL PROJECT

Way 1:

1. this way is used to download the newest version of a Laravel project.
2. this way, you need the internet every time you try to create a project

A. download and install it from getcomposer.org.

B. enter into htdocs

C. type command:

            I.install Laravel in your device:

                        composer create-project --prefer-dist  laravel/laravel project-name

            II.create laravel project:

                        laravel new project_name

OR

WAY 2:

       i.used for Download one time and then create a project any time without any internet

            a. enter into htdocs and open cmd, then type the command:

            composer global require Laravel/installer

            Laravel new project_name

   

HOW TO RUN A LARAVEL PROJECT

1. enter into the project folder

2. Open cmd in the project location

3.type the command : php artisan serve