LEARNING PATH: Laravel: Complete Guide to Laravel (Udemy.com)
Grasp the power of Laravel to build modern applications
Created by: Packt Publishing
Last updated March 2018
What you will learn
- Set up a basic application to build a site
- Learn to submit forms, process data, and save it into your database
- Show processed data to the user, create related posts, an authentication system, and much more
- Get started with building almost any type of app
- Learn to collect payments with Cashier
- Implement practical recipes to utilize Laravel's modular structure
- Know to process Javascript and SASS with Laravel Mix
- Index and display advanced searches across your content in Laravel
- Update a website live as updates are broadcasted
How it compares
Against the other 60 rated Udemy courses in Laravel on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 28% of them
- Reviews206#38 of 61 by number of reviews
- Length16.9 hourslonger than 55% of them
- Last updatedMarch 2018earlier than 91% of them
Course Description
Laravel is an established web frameworks and is one of the most popular PHP framework that is open source. Laravel 5 is a substantial upgrade with a lot of new features and at the same time retaining the features that made Laravel wildly successful. It comes with plenty of architectural as well as design-based changes. So, if you are a developer who are new to Laravel and want to learn the most popular features it offers, then go for this Learning Path.
Packt’s Video Learning Paths are a series of individual video products put together in a logical and stepwise manner such that each video builds on the skills learned in the video before it.
The highlights of this Learning Path are:
- Build a powerful but simple app with Larvel, quickly
- Add essential real-world features such as authentication, single sign on, and search
- Extend your Laravel application with advanced features and high performance techniques
You will start off with building an online forum from scratch using Laravel. You will also learn to use routes, connect a database, add comments, and build an authentication system for your forum.
Next, you will extend your basic traditional authentication and learn how to add social sign-on capabilities with the Laravel Socialite package. You’ll add search features easily with the help of Laravel Scout. Next, you will learn to create and customize your PHP app and tweak and redesign your existing apps for better performance.
Finally, you will learn to utilize Laravel's modular structure, process Javascript and SASS with Laravel Mix, send notifications in Laravel, upload files in Laravel and work with API’s in Laravel.
After you complete this Learning Path, you will be ready to build sophisticated web applications with Laravel.
Meet Your Expert:
We have the best works of the following esteemed author to ensure that your learning journey is smooth:
- J. Alexander Curtis has been building web applications for two decades, and has seen the internet and web technologies evolve. Alex runs the very popular DevMarketer site and a YouTube channel, teaching people how to build and grow their next great idea. He takes passion in building memorable web experiences that delight and convert users. He has consulted for well known companies like Expedia, eBay, and Comcast. You can find him on twitter as @_jacurtis, where he loves chatting with his students. He teaches his students at devmarketer .io
Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
206 Reviews
Packt Publishing
Packt are an established, trusted, and innovative global technical learning publisher, founded in Birmingham, UK with over eighteen years experience delivering rich premium content from ground-breaking authors and lecturers on a wide range of emerging and established technologies for professional development.
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Reviews
By Clifford Pollard on 7/21/2020
Ive learned more from this instructor than i have at laracast. When people teach they need to learn how to lecture to where they explain everything in simple terms and dont' leave me wondering. Hes the only instructor that i can say im getting somewhere with. Thank god !!!!!
By John Thurlby on 11/25/2019
Way out of date n the primary packages. Socialite has changed a lot and would not work due to stateless session info. Scout objected to the Algolia version as it is not the latest and would not let me upgrade. Never got to try Cashier which is what i really wanted.
By Walter Prorok on 7/26/2019
All the material is broken down step by step. The beginner section is a nice refresher. Looking forward to the more advanced information. There is a good pace to each class. There is a teacher not just some programmer writing code and talking through it.
By Adam M on 3/5/2019
Spent a good amount of time trying to learn Laravel on YouTube and in books, I've even bought a few other courses on Udemy, but by far the best is this course. Starts off basic for beginners and works your way up to everything you will need to know to get started on creating great content.
By Lee F on 10/17/2018
Ah, just started. They forgot to provide the install videos, luckily a buyer provided instructions in the Q&A. Another question hasn't been answered in months because the seller of the course, is trying to contact the instructor!!! Yep, they seller doesn't even know how to help. I will edit my review later on should it get any better, but considering no one will be able to answer any questions on the course, you should all be warned. UPDATE -- While questions still can't be answered, I have jus come back to this course after learning on other tutorials elsewhere and I must say this course is really well explained and very thorough.
By Glauco Fox on 10/5/2018
The videos are short and pack a great load of knowledge, that format is also great for future reference when you get stuck. In my opinion a good diction, with the right pace is crucial as I have a very short attention span and I cannot focus without these aspects. That being said, this instructor nails it, he keeps it short and to the point. The only down point for me is there are just a couple of exercises throughout the course, and I think it would do well to practice what you have just learned as you go. Great stuff, keep it up.
By Mazdy Abo Soraya on 7/20/2018
I have submitted to almost all courses regarding Laravel and VUE. This one is the best. First of all, there is no one second in lecture that Alex wasted. It is so well organized, out of ordinary explained, with simple and nice flow and pace. Alex is introducing topics, and answered many questions that i had by taking other courses on Laravel. He explained even hard topics very easily that most of instructor skipped, like we are not ready for it. Course is covering many subjects, from simple topics to advanced very easy way. It is only course out of many that i was sucked in, because it was keeping me interested all the time. I like the way Alex introduced 'hard' topics so easy that you will understand. He doesnt explain just on the fly, he takes his time to explain mechanics how it works, then during codding he repeat that, but now you understand exactly what he is working. Everything is prepared, i mean examples. He code from beginning but not annoying things that for example does ( Sometimes Edwin when codding and explaining waste time how to name some variable or some output text for a long time, here everything is prepared, by the way i recommend Edwin also, but this course is much more higher level in my opinion) PROS: - Alex is very very knowledgeable - Alex knows how to pass knowledge very easily with memorable examples - You will learn Laravel even advanced stuff - You will get confidence and learn in depth - Lectures are appropriate length with no wasting time - Very comprehensive course - Best course on Laravel ( i have submitted to many Laravel courses) - Dont you dare, skipping this course you will thank me if you listening to me CON'S: There is no any. Personal note: I want to thank you for unselfishly sharing your knowledge with great examples. I will take any courses that you have and support your amazing work.
By Robert Marriott on 4/7/2018
I'm actually really impressed with this course. It's easily the best Laravel course on Udemy. By that I mean it's professional, well organized, comprehensive and up to date. The material really helped me form a solid understanding of the concepts and architecture behind Laravel. Yes, the official documentation and videos are excellent, but this course filled in the gaps. (For optimal results, I recommend reading the official docs and then using this course as a companion guide.) There are a few cautionary things worth mentioning: 1) The instructor assumes you have Composer and Laravel already installed and ready to go. If you don't, then you'll need to figure this out on your own before proceeding. You'll also need to have a development environment with MySQL ready to go. Note: As an alternative, you can use SQLite. Just make an empty database.sqlite file in the /database directory of your project. Then in .env set the db driver to sqlite and delete the other database-related keys. 2) Laravel 5.6 now ships with Bootstrap 4 but the instructor is using Bootstrap 3. Bootstrap 4 is not entirely backwards compatible, so you'll either need to ignore his Bootstrap code, revert to using 3, or make the appropriate corrections to use 4. Honestly, I didn't find this to be a big deal and just edited the blade templates as I saw fit using the new 4 classes. 3) The instructor is not active in the Q&A, nor is he updating the course material. What you see is what you get. This is actually a Packt Publishing course that Packt is offering on Udemy. My guess is the instructor isn't aware his course is being sold here. However, I've nearly completed the entire course and so far I haven't run into any issues that weren't my own fault (i.e. my own typos). So I have to hand it to the instructor for making a really smooth set of tutorials. However, because the course probably won't get updated and the instructor doesn't seem to be available for Q&A, you'd be advised to take the course sooner than later while the material is still relevant. Would I take another course from this instructor? Yes, absolutely, without question! He really knows his way around Laravel and follows best practices (i.e. PSR/Laravel/Symfony coding standards).
By Marcos Santos on 4/1/2018
The course contains 3 sections. The section I wanted most, section 3, does not include codes to compare with and the links in the video no longer exist anymore. If you ask for help, some days later you will get 'Thank you for your query. We will look into this and get back to you with a solution shortly.' and nothing more. The sections 1 and 2 are very well explained for beginners.
By Max Bourque on 3/21/2018
this is the best laravel course on udemy. The course is project based. You learn step by step how different features of the framework interact to create a web application. The instructor is extremely well enunciated and all of his points are laid out in very easy to understand lessons. He uses graphical aids when necessary. Highly recommend this course to anyone wanting to fully understand laravel
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