Getting Started with Laravel: A Beginner's Guide

Laravel is a powerful PHP framework designed for web artisans. In this article, we'll walk through the basics of setting up Laravel, building your first application, and understanding its core features.

Why Laravel?

Laravel offers elegant syntax, robust features, and a vibrant community. It simplifies common tasks like routing, authentication, and caching, making web development enjoyable and productive.

Installation

To install Laravel, you need Composer:

composer create-project laravel/laravel example-app

Key Features

• MVC Architecture
• Eloquent ORM
• Blade Templating
• Routing & Middleware
• Authentication & Security

First Steps

1. Install Laravel
2. Configure your .env file
3. Run migrations
4. Start building routes and controllers

Resources

• Laravel Documentation
• Laracasts

Happy coding with Laravel!