What are we building?

Meet Chirper, a Twitter-like microblogging app you'll build from scratch. See the finished product and understand what you'll be creating throughout this bootcamp.

1:00

Setting up your Laravel project

Install Laravel, PHP, and create your first Laravel project. Learn about Laravel's AI-friendly design and get your development environment ready.

6:00

Your first route

Create your first Laravel route and view. Learn how routes connect URLs to code and build a basic homepage with Blade templates.

8:00

Deploying your app

Deploy your Laravel application to the internet with Laravel Cloud. Learn Git basics and get your app live with automatic deployments.

8:00

What is MVC?

Understand the Model-View-Controller pattern that keeps Laravel code organized. Create your first controller and see how MVC separates concerns in web applications.

11:00

Working with the database

Set up your database with migrations and learn Laravel's database tools. Create tables programmatically and explore different ways to interact with data.

13:00

Our first model

Build your first Eloquent model to interact with the database elegantly. Learn how models represent database tables as PHP objects with powerful features.

12:00

Showing the feed

Transform your app with proper styling using Blade components. Create reusable UI components and format timestamps to build a polished social media feed.

5:00

Creating and storing Chirps

Build forms to let users create content and store it in the database. Learn about Laravel's form handling, validation, and mass assignment protection.

13:00

Edit and delete Chirps

Complete CRUD operations by adding edit and delete functionality. Learn about RESTful routing and build a full-featured content management system.

15:00

Basic authentication: Registration

Build user registration from scratch to understand authentication fundamentals. Create registration forms, hash passwords, and automatically log in new users.

14:00

Basic authentication: Login/Logout

Complete the authentication system with login and logout functionality. Learn about sessions, middleware, and protecting routes from unauthorized access.

12:00

What's Next?

Celebrate your accomplishment and explore ideas for extending Chirper further. Get suggestions for new features and guidance on continuing your Laravel journey.

2:00