Month 1: Laravel Basics and MVC Architecture

• Week 1: Introduction to Laravel

  • What is Laravel? Overview of features and architecture
  • Setting up the development environment (Composer, Laravel installer, XAMPP/Valet)
  • Creating a new Laravel project
  • File structure overview
  • Hands-on: Building your first route and controller

• Week 2: Laravel Routing and Controllers

  • Defining routes (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
  • Route parameters and route naming
  • Creating and using controllers
  • Hands-on: Creating a simple blog with routing and basic controllers

• Week 3: Views and Blade Templating Engine

  • Introduction to Blade templating
  • Layouts, sections, and inheritance
  • Blade directives (@if, @foreach, @include, etc.)
  • Passing data to views
  • Hands-on: Creating dynamic views using Blade templating

• Week 4: Models, Migrations, and Database

  • Setting up a database with Laravel
  • Creating and running migrations
  • Defining models and relationships (one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-many)
  • Hands-on: Building a basic CRUD app with migrations and models

Month 2: Database, Eloquent ORM, and Forms

• Week 5: Eloquent ORM

  • Introduction to Eloquent ORM
  • Retrieving, inserting, updating, and deleting records
  • Query builder vs. Eloquent
  • Hands-on: Building complex queries with Eloquent

• Week 6: Validation and Form Handling

  • Creating forms in Laravel
  • Form validation (built-in and custom rules)
  • Handling form submissions
  • Hands-on: Implementing form validation in a CRUD app

• Week 7: Authentication and Authorization

  • Introduction to Laravel’s authentication system
  • User registration, login, and password reset
  • Authorization with policies and gates
  • Hands-on: Adding authentication and authorization to an app

• Week 8: Working with APIs

  • Consuming external APIs with HTTP client
  • Building RESTful APIs in Laravel
  • API authentication (sanctum, passport)
  • Hands-on: Building a simple REST API and consuming it with Laravel

Month 3: Advanced Laravel Features

• Week 9: Middleware

  • What is middleware? How it works in Laravel
  • Creating and using custom middleware
  • Applying middleware to routes and controllers
  • Hands-on: Implementing middleware for authentication and logging

• Week 10: File Uploads and Storage

  • Handling file uploads in Laravel
  • Storing files using the Laravel filesystem
  • Managing local and cloud storage (AWS, Google Cloud, etc.)
  • Hands-on: Implementing file uploads and storage in a project

• Week 11: Laravel Queues and Jobs

  • Introduction to queues in Laravel
  • Setting up a queue system (database, Redis, etc.)
  • Dispatching jobs to queues
  • Hands-on: Using queues for background jobs like sending emails

• Week 12: Notifications and Emails

  • Sending emails in Laravel using Mailables
  • Setting up email drivers (SMTP, Mailgun, etc.)
  • Sending notifications (SMS, database, broadcast)
  • Hands-on: Creating email notifications and sending them based on events

Month 4: Testing, Deployment, and Final Project

• Week 13: Testing in Laravel

  • Introduction to testing in Laravel
  • Writing unit tests and feature tests
  • Testing APIs and routes
  • Hands-on: Writing tests for key features in your app

• Week 14: Caching and Performance Optimization

  • Caching with Laravel (views, routes, queries)
  • Optimizing queries and database performance
  • Hands-on: Implementing caching to improve app performance

• Week 15: Security in Laravel

  • Understanding common security vulnerabilities (CSRF, XSS, SQL Injection)
  • Laravel’s built-in security features
  • Encrypting data, securing user input, and protecting routes
  • Hands-on: Securing a Laravel application against common threats

• Week 16: Deployment and Final Project

  • Preparing a Laravel app for production
  • Deploying on shared hosting, VPS, or cloud services (Heroku, AWS, etc.)
  • Hands-on: Deploying the final project to a live server
  • Final Project: Build a complete Laravel application (e.g., an e-commerce platform, blog, or task management system)