Laravel 4 Basics

Getting Started with Laravel

What is a Laravel? Let's learn about the history, how to install, and how to move around our new framework. 11 steps

• Updates To Laravel 0:34
• Introducing Laravel 0:54
• Introducing Laravel 3 questions
• Frameworks & MVC 3:30
• Frameworks & MVC 5 questions
• Installing VirtualBox & Vagrant 3:08
• Installing Laravel Homestead 9:11
• Installing Laravel 4:48
• Installing Laravel 2 questions
• Laravel Folder Structure 5:32
• Laravel Folder Structure 3 questions

Project Setup

We will be covering a lot here. Starting with closure routing, moving to templates, & then more fun with the Blade language syntax. 7 steps

• Introducing Routing 4:36
• Introducing Routing 3 questions
• Further Into Routing 9:00
• Further Into Routing 3 questions
• Templates and Layouts 8:05
• Blade Basics 7:33
• Using Blade and Layouts 3 questions

Laravel Controllers

Let's discuss Laravel's Controllers from the very basics and then to the use of Resource controllers. 5 steps

• Controller Overview 6:30
• Dynamic styles with Blade 8:47
• RESTful Controllers 7:32
• Linking Routes to Controllers 7:01
• Laravel Controllers 5 questions

Laravel and Databases

Laravel and Databases is a big topic and we have a lot to go over. We will discuss DB Setup, connecting Laravel to a Database, migrations, and Laravel's ORM - Eloquent. 7 steps

• Database Setup 5:22
• Connecting Laravel to MySQL 3:17
• Laravel & MySQL 3 questions
• The Database Class & Query Builder 8:29
• Migrations & Schema Builder 8:41
• Eloquent ORM 10:56
• Wrapping Up Databases 4 questions

Blade & Forms

Working With Laravel Blade Templates & Forms. We will discuss the form builder, the way we can use blade templates to do partial forms and then on to layouts! 4 steps

• Form Builder 8:43
• Form Builder 3 questions
• Recieving Input 7:26
• Receiving Input 3 questions

Validation & Flash Messages

Laravel Validation and Flash Messages are super helpful for user feedback of errors. We will discuss Flash messages, form validaton, and errors in your views. 6 steps

• Basic Validation 10:28
• Basic Validation 3 questions
• Flash Messages and Errors 7:43
• Flash Messages and Errors 3 questions
• Sessions and Messages 4:06
• Sessions and Messages 3 questions

Continuing CRUD

More Creating Reading Updating and Deleting of data for our Todo Lists! Let's dig in to CRUD 7 steps

• Reading Data 8:03
• Form Model Binding 9:52
• Reading & Editing 3 questions
• Updating Data 6:33
• Deleting & Destroy Data 9:32
• Refactoring and DRY 7:46
• Continuing CRUD 3 questions

Relating Data

Relating Laravel Data Models is how we access the items related to our todo lists. We will do this with Relational Database Tables, one to many relationships, and model methods. 3 steps

• Model relation 9:02
• Accessing our Relationships 10:15
• Model relation 3 questions