{"id":2181,"date":"2021-12-03T14:54:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T12:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/?p=2181"},"modified":"2024-05-06T14:23:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T12:23:29","slug":"what-is-laravel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/what-is-laravel","title":{"rendered":"Laravel: What Is It and How to Get Started"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2181\" class=\"elementor elementor-2181\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b01f5b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b01f5b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41b31c9\" data-id=\"41b31c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e73624 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e73624\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.4 - 23-01-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With <a href=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/services\/laravel-consulting\">Laravel services<\/a>, building a functional website is a breeze. It is one of the most accessible and powerful tools available, providing developers with loads of functionalities. But what exactly are these functionalities, and how does Laravel differ from the tons of other frameworks on the market?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The growing complexity of development processes calls for a wider range of solutions. What\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/services\/backend-development\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">back end development services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and tools will be suitable for your website? What are the criteria for the best fitting framework or programming language?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this new article, we will shed light on Laravel, its peculiarities, and when it&#8217;s extremely useful and why. If you are eager to know more, let&#8217;s start with its definition.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45c9d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45c9d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Advantages_of_Using_Laravel_for_Custom_Web_App_Development\"><\/span><strong>The Advantages of Using Laravel for Custom Web App Development<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laravel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an open-source PHP framework that helps to create various web applications of different complexity levels. It owes its popularity specifically to its scalability features and functions that take care of most development issues that are challenging to tackle manually, for example, routing or authentication. It reduces the time spent on coding.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since Laravel allows you to build custom web apps on the basis of PHP, it won\u2019t pose a challenge if you&#8217;re already familiar with the language&#8217;s peculiarities. Running on <a href=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/services\/php-consulting\">PHP<\/a>, Laravel is server-side rendered and sticks to an MVC (Model-View-Controller) design pattern. This contributes to a faster development process by allowing for parallel development and simple changes without affecting the whole model.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, it is super easy to customize and scale, allowing developers to create robust and easy-to-support codebases, and alter web applications. Its features include a modular packaging system, easy-to-support codebases, excellent integration and error handling systems, as well as built-in automated testing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before diving into Laravel\u2019s functionality, let\u2019s learn more about its history and its evolution over time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a86a99c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a86a99c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_Artisan_to_Jetstream_A_Timeline_of_Laravels_Major_Releases\"><\/span><strong>From Artisan to Jetstream: A Timeline of Laravel&#8217;s Major Releases<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laravel was created and released in 2011 by Taylor Otwell. Otwell created Laravel to solve issues that Codeigniter couldn\u2019t handle, specifically authentication and authorization. The first version of Laravel addressed these issues, but it didn\u2019t support controllers, which meant it wasn\u2019t a fully fledged MVC framework. The second version, released the same year, added controller support, and established the MVC model in Laravel. However, it lacked some of the third-party packages that developers deemed necessary.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Laravel 3.0, <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">released in 2012, introduced Artisan\u2014a command-line interface\u2014and improved database layout version control, and Bundles, which allows developers to group code into packages.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Laravel 4.0,<\/strong> or Illuminate, released in May 2013, is a complete rework of the previous Laravel versions. Among its new features, the version included support for message queuing, deferred deletion of database records, and sending various types of emails.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Laravel 5.0<\/strong> was launched in February 2015 and introduced support for scheduling recurring tasks (with a package called Scheduler), an abstraction layer called Flysystem (that allowed utilization of remote storage similarly to local file systems), improved handling of package assets (via Elixir), and simplified external authentication (thanks to Socialite).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Laravel 5.1<\/strong>, released in June 2015, was the first version that received long-term support (LTS).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Laravel 5.3, <\/strong>introduced in August 2016, aimed at improving development speed by adding supplementary ready-made enhancements to common tasks.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Laravel 5.4<\/strong>, released in January 2017, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">included many new features such as Laravel Dusk (a user-friendly API for automation and testing browsers), Laravel Mix (a flexible API for defining Webpack building steps), Markdown Emails, Blade Components, and Slots (a powerful template engine), Automatic Facades, route enhancements, and more.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Laravel 6.0<\/strong>, launched in September 2019, shifted project code generation, introduced semantic versioning, upgraded authorization responses, job middleware, and lazy collections.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Laravel 7.0<\/strong>, released in March 2020, obtained such features as Laravel Sanctum (authentication alternative), Custom Eloquent Casts, Blade Component Tags, Fluent String Operations, and route model binding improvements.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Laravel 8.0<\/strong>, launched in September 2020, is the latest version of this framework so far. It offers Laravel Jetstream, migration compression, and other features intended to improve usability and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user experience<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of February 2023, Laravel 10.0 is the most recent version of the framework. With updates such as support for PHP version 8.1, an updated application skeleton, and the addition of Laravel Penant, it has become one of the most stable releases among all PHP frameworks currently available.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you can see, with every release, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laravel has solved different problems and challenges, making the interaction with this framework more convenient and flawless. This constant improvement shows that Laravel is not going to stop improving to provide users with the best service possible.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3681e07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-CTA\" data-id=\"3681e07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"CTA.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"explore\">\n\t<div class=\"explore__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"explore__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"explore__header-title headline-4\">Want an excellent functionality for your website?<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"explore__header-description body\">Aks us now<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/contact-us\" class=\"explore__link link link-arrow\">Contact us<i class=\"icon-arrow-black\"><\/i><\/a>\n        <div class=\"explore__abstr\">\n            <img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mP8\/x8AAwMCAO+ip1sAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt=\"cta\" class=\" lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ester-blog-theme\/resources\/images\/cta.png\" data-preloader=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ester.co\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/themes\\\/ester-blog-theme\\\/resources\\\/images\\\/cta.png\",\"name\":\"Laravel: What Is It and How to Get Started\"}<\/script>\t    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9320978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9320978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Laravel_Excels_in_Backend_Development\"><\/span><strong>Why Laravel Excels in Backend Development<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The functionality provided by Laravel is primarily related to <a href=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/services\/backend-development\">backend development<\/a>, which involves building the technical features of an application such as creating user accounts, working with databases, and <a href=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/services\/cms-development\">developing content management systems (CMS)<\/a>. While Laravel can be used to create full-stack applications, its focus is on the backend rather than the frontend.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af347a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af347a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unlocking_the_Power_of_Laravel_Advantages_Every_Developer_Should_Know\"><\/span><strong>Unlocking the Power of Laravel: Advantages Every Developer Should Know<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a clear definition of Laravel, let&#8217;s explore its main advantages. What makes it special for developers and why should you use it?<\/span><\/p><p><b>Easy to use<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the significant advantages of Laravel <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is its comprehensive and easily understandable documentation. This feature allows users of all levels of experience to utilize the full range of functionalities provided by the framework. Users can focus on the logic of the application without worrying about technical issues like databases, tools for caching or storing files, and other similar concerns.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Scalability<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scaling a Laravel application is an easy process. The framework offers several native tools, including Laravel Cache for caching, Laravel Horizon for queuing, and other services like Eloquent that allow users to leverage the power of cloud services. Laravel also includes an opportunity to extend the functionality of the base application by installing packages that are similar to CMS modules.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Performance<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laravel provides high performance for web applications. This feature is achieved through optimized code and caching tools that increase the speed of web page generation. Additionally, Laravel allows caching individual system components (views, routes, configurations, etc.), which reduces the complexity and resource consumption required to generate web pages.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Security<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laravel takes security seriously. It provides incredible security features and functions, such as ORM (Object Relational Mapping) that prevent malicious activities and protect the code from intruders. This feature helps companies protect their resources from hidden SQL injections and cross-website scripting.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Big community<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since Laravel\u00a0has an <a href=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/open-source-ecommerce\">open-source<\/a> code means that any qualified programmer may contribute to its development and modernization. This feature has created a massive community of users who improve the product code and create a vast number of add-ons and modules that solve a wide range of tasks in a relatively short time. The community helps the code stay relevant and viable, and companies can always find specialists for their projects, making it easy to maintain.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Built-in Authentication<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laravel provides a built-in authentication system that is easy to implement and highly secure. This makes it simple for developers to add user authentication and authorization to their applications without having to spend a lot of time on coding.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Modular Structure<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laravel has a modular structure that allows developers to easily add or remove features as needed. This makes it possible to create highly customizable applications that can be tailored to meet specific business requirements.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Easy Database Management<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laravel comes with an easy-to-use database management system that makes it simple to work with databases, run migrations, and seed data.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Unit Testing<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laravel makes it easy to write and run unit tests, ensuring that your application is functioning as expected and helping to catch bugs before they become bigger problems.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Artisan Command Line Interface<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laravel&#8217;s built-in command line interface, Artisan, provides developers with a powerful set of tools for managing their applications, running tasks, and automating repetitive tasks.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In conclusion, Laravel has many benefits that make it a popular choice among developers. The advantages mentioned above are just some of the many reasons why you should consider using this framework.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d7e9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-CTA\" data-id=\"4d7e9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"CTA.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"explore\">\n\t<div class=\"explore__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"explore__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"explore__header-title headline-4\">In need of a qualified web development team?<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"explore__header-description body\">Choose us<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/contact-us\" class=\"explore__link link link-arrow\">Contact us<i class=\"icon-arrow-black\"><\/i><\/a>\n        <div class=\"explore__abstr\">\n            <img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mP8\/x8AAwMCAO+ip1sAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt=\"cta\" class=\" lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ester-blog-theme\/resources\/images\/cta.png\" data-preloader=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ester.co\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/themes\\\/ester-blog-theme\\\/resources\\\/images\\\/cta.png\",\"name\":\"Laravel: What Is It and How to Get Started\"}<\/script>\t    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1df0538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1df0538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exploring_the_Advanced_Features_of_Laravel_Framework\"><\/span><strong>Exploring the Advanced Features of Laravel Framework<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The major advantages of Laravel have been covered, and now we can discuss the features that make this framework stand out from the rest.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authentication is one of the main features that Laravel provides by default. It offers a modern system for user registration and authentication, which can be done through web forms or social media networks. Laravel also includes a module that enables users to reset forgotten passwords or personal information for logging in, which is convenient.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another powerful tool that Laravel offers is its template engine, Blade. Blade allows developers to use pre-created structural templates, which speeds up the creation of web applications without restricting developers from writing their own code. Blade templates are simple, clear, and effective, while the engine itself is lightweight and doesn\u2019t affect the application&#8217;s performance.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laravel&#8217;s database migration system greatly simplifies the process of creating and managing databases, and with its help, programmers can easily share databases with other stakeholders, thus making collaboration more consistent, organized, and smooth. The mapping feature also enables simple maintenance of databases with no need for re-creating them.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Laravel also offers a pre-installed object-relational mapping or ORM, called Eloquent. All the mappings are user-friendly and include a powerful authentication library that provides many useful functions. The framework also provides additional modules that enable developers to make applications more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/mobile-first-vs-responsive-web-design\">responsive<\/a> and structured. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being an advanced framework, Laravel also provides its users with unit testing, which makes it easy to test and debug each module and component individually. This assists in troubleshooting the project and verifying that it lacks any bugs or inconsistencies.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laravel is also aware of the necessity of a multilingual interface in applications to help companies bring their businesses to the international level. The framework offers a simplified localization system to help users broaden their horizons.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the Laravel modular packaging system, developers are able to divide everything into several logical areas, which helps maintain the existing code clean and structured and allows the same code to be used or rewritten in the future. This saves time.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laravel employs caching to optimize application performance, which means that the re-requested content is stored and utilized for subsequent requests and queries. This adds efficiency to the application as it frees users from the need to constantly enter their data, consequently reducing the processing time.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automatic pagination built into Laravel substantially simplifies page generation by replacing different ways of doing it with a single mechanism. Bundles are the main way of adding new functionality to Laravel, with diverse types of bundles available. Laravel&#8217;s Inversion of Control containers is a powerful tool for managing class dependencies, eliminating hard-coded class relationships, and providing more flexibility.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Laravel file system offers various drivers for interacting with the local file system, providing a convenient and simple way of uploading files locally or in the cloud. Laravel&#8217;s Artisan is a command-line interface that enables users to execute a variety of different tasks when developing a web application. Laravel also utilizes Composer, a dependency manager for PHP, that enables developers to manage external packages or libraries and integrate them into their PHP-based projects.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t forget about Blade Components: they are a powerful feature that allows developers to encapsulate reusable parts of the UI into custom HTML tags. This feature helps to reduce duplication and improve the maintainability of the code.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another brilliant feature is Laravel Telescope: it is a debugging and profiling tool that provides insight into the requests coming into the application, database queries, and more. It helps developers to identify and fix issues quickly.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you can see, Laravel offers a plethora of various features that are focused on ensuring a highly efficient and convenient process of working with this framework. The list of features is not exhaustive, and there are far more useful tools that any website can benefit from. That is what makes Laravel so popular among users.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a56541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-CTA\" data-id=\"1a56541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"CTA.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"explore\">\n\t<div class=\"explore__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"explore__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"explore__header-title headline-4\">Get splenind illustrations for your site<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"explore__header-description body\">Find out here<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/contact-us\" class=\"explore__link link link-arrow\">Contact us<i class=\"icon-arrow-black\"><\/i><\/a>\n        <div class=\"explore__abstr\">\n            <img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mP8\/x8AAwMCAO+ip1sAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt=\"cta\" class=\" lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ester-blog-theme\/resources\/images\/cta.png\" data-preloader=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ester.co\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/themes\\\/ester-blog-theme\\\/resources\\\/images\\\/cta.png\",\"name\":\"Laravel: What Is It and How to Get Started\"}<\/script>\t    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d018db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d018db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_Laravel_Packages_for_Streamlined_Web_Development\"><\/span><strong>Top Laravel Packages for Streamlined Web Development<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having explored key features and tools, let\u2019s take a look at Laravel packages that serve as a way of delivering wide functionality to the websites.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Laravel Passport<\/strong> is the simplest tool for API authentication, thanks to its command line. It provides a complete OAuth2 server implementation for the application. Moreover, it comes with all the required database migration systems, controllers, and routes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Laravel Scout<\/strong> is open-source software that allows users to add full-text search to their Eloquent models. Furthermore, it is a handy system that is employed for synchronizing search indexes with Eloquent records. It typically goes with the Algolia driver, but users may write their own driver, thus supplementing Scout with an individual search tool.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Laravel Dusk<\/strong> is a package that enables users to test their applications and to see how it works through the eyes of the customers. The testing is carried out in the browser with the help of a specified API. Besides, it is accompanied by Chromedriver and doesn\u2019t require the installation of JDK or Selenium drivers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Laravel Socialite<\/strong> is a package that ensures a flexible interface for authentication with OAuth providers, such as Twitter, Facebook, Google, and others. Among its characteristics, we\u2019d like to mention its user-friendliness and comprehensiveness since it contains almost everything needed for the implementation of authentication through social networks.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Laravel Cashier<\/strong> is utilized for simplification of billing subscriptions and allows users to avoid possible problems when managing them. It also provides a clear and understandable codebase, simple usage of Stripe (payment service), compatibility with SCA regulations for Europe, etc. Moreover, with its help, companies can smoothly work with coupons, temporary subscriptions, single payments, invoices, and other important elements of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e-commerce<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Laravel Envoy<\/strong> is a truly useful free tool for launching tasks with <a href=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/minimalist-web-design\">minimalist<\/a> syntax (in the Blade form, mostly). It may be employed outside the Laravel framework (and even outside PHP) and is easy to configure. It also enables users to run tasks on multiple servers, thus allowing parallel processing. Also, after the task completion, users may receive notifications in Slack or Discord.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Laravel Telescope<\/strong> is a perfect free tool for debugging applications. It helps users to understand the reasons and solutions for arising issues and to track the time required to complete the tasks and commands. Consequently, it significantly simplifies and enlarges the scope of the development process since it offers free access to a huge amount of information.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The range of Laravel packages and tools is growing every year, speeding up the projects&#8217; development process, while the system itself keeps an eye on their quality. With these packages and tools, Laravel provides a complete solution for <a href=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/services\/web-application-development\">web application development<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e19b40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e19b40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_Websites_Built_with_Laravel\"><\/span><b>Top Websites Built with Laravel<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once major useful features and tools of Laravel are discovered, it\u2019s time to take a look at the brightest examples of websites that are based on Laravel.<\/span><\/p><p><b>#01 Laracasts<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laracasts<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an educational platform specifically designed for web developers. Among its courses, there are those focused on mastering Laravel, PHP, OOP (Object-oriented programming), Mysql Database Design, Vue, unit testing, and others. Consequently, with the help of screencasts provided, students will be able to develop and strengthen their hard skills.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e73ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63e73ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.4 - 23-01-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"996\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Laracasts_Etser_Digital.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Laracasts_Etser_Digital\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Laracasts_Etser_Digital.png 996w, https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Laracasts_Etser_Digital-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Laracasts_Etser_Digital-768x390.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0e7d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a0e7d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>#02 Cachet<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cachet<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an open-source service for creating status pages (a good alternative to StatusPage.io, for instance). The service reports the uptime and downtime of the applications and allows users to receive information about any failures or issues. Therefore, companies can track the website elements or functions in terms of their flawless performance and operation in order to promptly fix them.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd999ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd999ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"996\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cachet_Ester_Digital.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Cachet_Ester_Digital\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cachet_Ester_Digital.png 996w, https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cachet_Ester_Digital-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cachet_Ester_Digital-768x390.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eefa99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8eefa99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>#03 Alison<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alison<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a huge online educational platform that is focused on providing professional skills in various spheres and industries. According to its mission, everybody everywhere and at any time should be able to get the education desired. The most important is that the service is absolutely free of charge, thus making the platform truly accessible for everyone.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279386f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"279386f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"996\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alison_Ester_Digital.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Alison_Ester_Digital\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alison_Ester_Digital.png 996w, https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alison_Ester_Digital-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alison_Ester_Digital-768x390.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39cf532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39cf532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>#04 My Rank<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My Rank<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is another E-learning platform that is designed for providing assistance to students (from India mainly) in passing a number of exams such as EAMCET, BITSAT, JIPMER, GATE, and others. Except for granting help from a highly qualified and experienced team of professionals, the platform offers round-the-clock support, effective training materials, and other helpful resources.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2694c47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2694c47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"996\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Myrank_Ester_digital.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Myrank_Ester_Digital\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Myrank_Ester_digital.png 996w, https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Myrank_Ester_digital-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Myrank_Ester_digital-768x390.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c370b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c370b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>#05 LaravelIO<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LaravelIO<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the Laravel forum created for users that are eager to discuss the framework or some complications that they face during its employment. This resource is just amazing since all the questions or queries may get competent answers and solutions, thus making the process of interaction with Laravel impeccable as well as convenient.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d77f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15d77f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"996\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Laravelio_Ester_Digital.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Laravelio_Ester_Digital\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Laravelio_Ester_Digital.png 996w, https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Laravelio_Ester_Digital-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Laravelio_Ester_Digital-768x390.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d71d8a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d71d8a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>#06 Barchart<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barchart<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an excellent platform created to analyze diverse market data. Not just individuals but also investors, funds, media companies, traders, producers of raw materials, and others will find these services highly valuable and useful. Here, the system tracks world stocks, futures, options, Forex, and cryptocurrencies, thus helping interested parties to calculate their profit in advance while getting ready for possible risks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c95e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4c95e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"996\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Barchart_Ester_Digital.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Barchart_Ester_Digital\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Barchart_Ester_Digital.png 996w, https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Barchart_Ester_Digital-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Barchart_Ester_Digital-768x390.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4591fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4591fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>#07 Alphacoders<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alpha Coders<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a resource that offers its users millions of images, wallpapers, gifs, and other visual elements of art to be applied to the desktop of various gadgets. Moreover, all images are placed in certain corresponding categories, thus making the process of searching fast and convenient. Accordingly, the website helps people to share and discover new photos and illustrations in different resolutions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf34df9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf34df9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"996\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AlphaCoders_Ester_Digital.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Alphacoders_Ester_Digital\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AlphaCoders_Ester_Digital.png 996w, https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AlphaCoders_Ester_Digital-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AlphaCoders_Ester_Digital-768x390.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6676fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6676fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you can see, the websites built on Laravel are totally different, even when it comes to those that operate in the same field (<a href=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/blog\/animation-in-e-learning\">e-learning<\/a>, for example). Furthermore, all of them obtain the required functionality and features. And this is another reason for choosing this framework.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3981c82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3981c82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"On_a_Final_Note\"><\/span><b>On a Final Note<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In most cases, while interacting with frameworks, there\u2019s a need for a dedicated specialist who obtains relevant knowledge in website building and development.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nevertheless, it\u2019s not true for all of them, since when working with Laravel, users can master it easily, and the development process becomes a moment of a masterpiece creation, thus allowing them to stand out and become memorable in the eyes of the customers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A great number of tools, packages, and features offered by this framework may seem too complex for beginners or non-professionals. However, various guidelines and manuals available serve to make their work smooth and beneficial. Moreover, in case of any questions or doubts, our team of professionals is always at your disposal. Therefore, do not hesitate to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ester.co\/contact-us\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contact<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> us.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Laravel services, building a functional website is a breeze. It is one of the most accessible and powerful tools available, providing developers with loads of functionalities. But what exactly are these functionalities, and how does Laravel differ from the tons of other frameworks on the market? 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