Laravel Practical + Viva Cheat Sheet
1. Laravel Basics
- MVC Framework: Model (data), View (UI), Controller (logic)
- Artisan Commands:
- php artisan serve
- php artisan make:model ModelName -m
- php artisan make:controller ControllerName
- php artisan migrate
- Composer:
- composer create-project laravel/laravel project-name
2. Routing, Controllers & Views
- Basic Route:
Route::get('/hello', function () { return 'Hello World'; });
- Route with Parameter:
Route::get('/user/{id}', function ($id) {
return response()->json(['id' => $id, 'msg' => 'Welcome!']);
});
- Named Route & Redirection:
Route::get('/dashboard', [UserController::class, 'index'])->name('dashboard');
return redirect()->route('dashboard', ['user' => 5]);
3. Cookies
- Set Cookie:
return response('Set')->cookie('newsletter_preference', 'yes', 60*24*30);
- Delete & Update Cookie:
Cookie::queue(Cookie::forget('preferred_language'));
Cookie::queue('preferred_language', 'en', 60*24);
4. Sessions
- Set: session(['key' => 'value']);
- Get: session('key');
- Delete: session()->forget('key');
5. Validation
- Simple Validation:
$request->validate(['email' => 'required|email', 'password' => 'required|min:6']);
- Custom Messages:
$request->validate(['name' => 'required|alpha'], ['name.required' => 'Name is mandatory.']);
6. File Upload
if ($request->hasFile('file')) {
$file = $request->file('file');
$file->move(public_path('uploads'), $file->getClientOriginalName());
7. Blade
- Output: {{ $message }}
- Template Inheritance:
Layout: <html><body>@yield('content')</body></html>
Child: @extends('layouts.app') @section('content') Welcome! @endsection
8. Resource Controller
php artisan make:controller ProductController --resource
Route::resource('products', ProductController::class);
9. Middleware & Route Groups
Route::middleware(['auth'])->group(function () {
Route::get('/admin', function () { return view('admin'); });
});
Route::prefix('admin')->group(function () {
Route::get('/dashboard', function () { return 'Admin Dashboard'; });
});
10. Database
- Migration:
Schema::create('students', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->id(); $table->string('name'); $table->string('email');
$table->string('course'); $table->timestamps();
});
- CRUD (Eloquent):
Create: Student::create([...]);
Read: Student::all();
Update: $s = Student::find($id); $s->course = 'Laravel'; $s->save();
Delete: Student::destroy($id);
