Web Development with Laravel Course

Outline & Curriculum

Dialify Tech, Mirpur Dhaka

Course Overview

This comprehensive course is designed to equip aspiring web developers with the skills and

knowledge necessary to build robust, scalable, and secure web applications using the

Laravel framework. From fundamental PHP concepts to advanced Laravel features,

students will gain hands-on experience in developing modern web solutions. The

curriculum emphasizes best practices, real-world application development, and

deployment strategies, preparing participants for a successful career in web development.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for:

• Beginners with basic programming knowledge (preferably PHP or any object-oriented

language) who want to learn web development with a powerful framework.

• Junior developers looking to enhance their skills and specialize in Laravel.

• Freelancers and entrepreneurs who wish to build their own web applications.

• Students and professionals seeking to expand their web development portfolio.

Prerequisites

• Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

• Familiarity with fundamental programming concepts (variables, data types, control

structures).

• Basic knowledge of command-line interface (CLI).

• A computer with internet access and administrative privileges to install necessary

software.

Course Duration

[To be determined based on detailed curriculum breakdown, e.g., 80 hours / 4 weeks]

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Understand the core principles of the Laravel framework.

• Set up a complete Laravel development environment.

• Build dynamic web applications using Laravel's MVC architecture.

• Manage databases with Eloquent ORM and migrations.

• Implement user authentication and authorization systems.

• Develop RESTful APIs.

• Handle form requests and validation.

• Work with front-end assets using Laravel Mix.

• Deploy Laravel applications to production servers.

• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices.

Course Curriculum

Module 1: Introduction to Web Development & PHP Fundamentals

(Approx. 10 hours)

• 1.1 Introduction to Web Development

• How the web works (HTTP, client-server model)

• Front-end vs. Back-end development

• Introduction to web servers (Apache, Nginx)

• Introduction to databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)

• 1.2 PHP Basics Refresher

• Variables, data types, operators

• Control structures (if/else, loops, switch)

• Functions

• Arrays and associative arrays

• Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in PHP

• Classes, objects, properties, methods

• Encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism

• Namespaces and autoloading

• 1.3 Setting up the Development Environment

• Installing XAMPP/WAMP/MAMP or Docker (Laradock/Laravel Sail)

• Composer: PHP dependency manager

• Basic command-line usage

Module 2: Getting Started with Laravel (Approx. 15 hours)

• 2.1 Introduction to Laravel

• What is Laravel? Why use it?

• MVC architecture in Laravel

• Laravel ecosystem (Artisan, Eloquent, Blade, Mix)

• 2.2 Installation and Project Setup

• Installing Laravel via Composer

• Project structure and important directories

• Environment configuration (.env file)

• 2.3 Routing

• Basic routing (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)

• Route parameters

• Named routes

• Route groups and prefixes

• Route model binding

• 2.4 Controllers

• Creating controllers

• Controller methods and actions

• Resource controllers

• Single action controllers

• 2.5 Views and Blade Templating

• Introduction to Blade syntax

• Layouts, sections, and includes

• Displaying data

• Control structures in Blade

• Component and slot usage

Module 3: Database Management with Eloquent (Approx. 20 hours)

• 3.1 Database Configuration

• Connecting to databases

• Database credentials

• 3.2 Migrations

• Creating tables and columns

• Modifying tables

• Rolling back migrations

• 3.3 Seeders and Factories

• Populating databases with dummy data

• Model factories for testing

• 3.4 Eloquent ORM

• Defining models

• Retrieving data (all, find, where, first, get)

• Inserting, updating, and deleting records

• Mass assignment protection

• Relationships (one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-many)

• Eager loading

Module 4: Forms, Validation, and User Authentication (Approx. 15

hours)

• 4.1 Handling Form Requests

• Retrieving input

• Old input

• CSRF protection

• 4.2 Validation

• Basic validation rules

• Custom validation messages

• Form Request classes

• 4.3 User Authentication

• Laravel Breeze/Jetstream installation and setup

• Registration, login, logout

• Password reset

• Authentication guards

• 4.4 Authorization

• Gates and Policies

• Controlling access to resources

Module 5: Advanced Laravel Concepts (Approx. 10 hours)

• 5.1 Middleware

• Creating and registering middleware

• Global, route, and group middleware

• 5.2 Service Providers and Service Container

• Understanding the IoC container

• Binding and resolving

• Facades

• 5.3 Artisan Console

• Custom commands

• Task scheduling

• 5.4 Queues

• Introduction to queues

• Dispatching jobs

• Queue workers

• 5.5 Events and Listeners

• Creating events and listeners

• Registering events

Module 6: Front-end Integration & APIs (Approx. 10 hours)

• 6.1 Laravel Mix

• Compiling CSS (Sass/Less) and JavaScript

• Asset versioning

• 6.2 Introduction to RESTful APIs

• API routing

• API resources

• Authentication for APIs (Sanctum)

• 6.3 Basic JavaScript/Vue.js Integration (Optional/Overview)

• Using Vue components in Laravel

• Axios for AJAX requests

Module 7: Testing and Deployment (Approx. 10 hours)

• 7.1 Testing in Laravel

• Unit testing with PHPUnit

• Feature testing

• Database testing

• 7.2 Deployment Strategies

• Shared hosting vs. VPS/Cloud (DigitalOcean, AWS, Vultr)

• Server configuration (Nginx/Apache)

• Git for version control

• Deployment tools (Envoyer, Deployer, manual deployment)

• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) overview

Project Work

Throughout the course, students will work on a practical, real-world project that integrates

all learned concepts. This project will serve as a portfolio piece.

Assessment

• Quizzes and assignments after each module.

• Mid-term project review.

• Final project submission and presentation.

Instructor

[To be determined by Dialify Tech]

Contact Information

Dialify Tech

Mirpur, Dhaka

[Website/Email/Phone - To be added by Dialify Tech]