Downloaad PDF Learning Laravel 4 Application Development Develop real-world web applications in Laravel 4 using its refined and expressive syntax by Hardik Dangar

Sinopsis

In this chapter we are going to look at what MVC is and how it fits in web development. We will also look into some of the unique features of the Laravel framework, and we will see later what Laravel 4 offers us and how it is helpful to the developers.

There comes a time in every developer's life where you really want to change the way you work. You want to organize your code; you really care about how you are dividing things and try to refactor your code. You try to learn advanced patterns so that you can manage things, and as you move project-by-project, you develop a framework around your code, which you will use each time you create a new project. You are beginning to realize there are other options too such as Frameworks.

Frameworks are developed by the community, and you start to explore them and realize that there are some really good patterns. You also realize that a lot of the grunt work, which you have to do at the time of project initiation, has been done in the framework so that you can enjoy the experience of coding. You think you were stupid enough to not use this in your projects in the first place. You start thinking about objects, classes, patterns, and procedures.

Then it strikes to you, the moment of truth, and you decide to put yourself in the shoes of the framework. This is where this book helps you by guiding you step-by-step through the real-world application development via Laravel 4 Framework. I have chosen to walk you carefully through the real-world application development where scopes change, and you have to be ready for constantly changing your code. I will show you how you can effectively use Laravel to minimize the impact of changes and how you can develop applications that take away the pain you feel as a developer when changes constantly evolve in your application.

Content

1. Welcome to the World of Laravel
2. Let's Begin the Journey
3. Creating a Simple CRUD Application in Hours 
4. Building a Real-life Application with Laravel 4 – The Foldagram
5. Creating a Cart Package for Our Application
6. User Management and Payment Gateway Integration
7. The Admin Section
8. Building a RESTful API with Laravel – Store Locator
9. Optimizing and Securing Our Applications
10. Deploying Laravel Applications
11. Creating a Workflow and Useful Laravel Packages and Tools

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