Laravel is a PHP framework for modern web apps. Recently upgraded to version 5, Laravel is a mature system that continues to win support due to its elegance and stability. Laravel ships with built-in support for database migrations, object-relational mapping, routing, and authentication, making it easier for developers to start and maintain their work.

In this course, you'll start with the basics of the Laravel framework. You'll begin by preparing a dev environment and learning how to configure Laravel. Then you'll move on to learn foundational topics such as routing and requests, responses, views, sessions, emails, forms, and using databases.

Once you've learned Laravel 5, build on your knowledge with these more advanced courses:

• Build a CMS With Laravel
• Build a REST API With Laravel
• Authentication With Laravel
• How It's Made: Laravel Router
• How It Works: Laravel Middleware
• How It Works: Laravel Eloquent ORM
• Build Your First Laravel Site
• Get Started With Lumen
• Create a REST API With Lumen