Duration 3 days – 21 hrs 

Overview

This beginner-friendly bootcamp teaches participants how to build a working Laravel web application from scratch using modern best practices. It covers Laravel setup, MVC flow, routing, Blade templates, database migrations, Eloquent ORM, forms, validation, and CRUD development—ending with a mini project.

Objectives

• Install and configure Laravel correctly
• Understand Laravel MVC structure and request lifecycle
• Build pages using routes, controllers, and Blade templates
• Create database tables using migrations
• Build CRUD modules using Eloquent ORM
• Implement forms, validation, and basic error handling

Target Audience

• Beginner developers learning Laravel
• PHP developers transitioning to Laravel
• Junior web developers / career shifters
• IT students or fresh graduates building portfolio projects

Prerequisites 

• Basic PHP syntax knowledge (variables, functions, arrays)

• Basic HTML/CSS knowledge

• Basic understanding of databases (tables, records)

Course Outline 

Module 1:  Laravel Setup & Tooling

• • Laravel ecosystem overview
  • PHP + Composer setup
  • Laravel installation options
  • Project structure walkthrough
  • .env configuration and app keys

• Running the app via Artisan

Module 2:  MVC Fundamentals

• Understanding routing flow
• Controllers and actions
• Passing data to views
• Views and Blade templating
• Layouts, components, and includes

Module 3:  Working with Databases

• Database configuration (MySQL/MariaDB)
• Migrations and schema builder
• Seeders and factories (intro)
• Eloquent basics
• Mass assignment and fillables

Module 4:  CRUD Development (Core Skills)

• Listing records (index)
• Creating records (create/store)
• Updating records (edit/update)
• Deleting records (destroy)
• Forms and CSRF protection
• Validation rules + error messages

Module 5:  Mini Project (Hands-on)

• Build a basic system (choose 1):
  • Simple Task Tracker
  • Employee Directory
  • Student Records App
• Presentation + code walkthrough