laravel/readme.md

Laravel - A Clean & Classy PHP Framework

Introduction

Laravel is a clean and classy framework for PHP web development. Freeing you from spaghetti code, Laravel helps you create wonderful applications using simple, expressive syntax. Development should be a creative experience that you enjoy, not something that is painful. Enjoy the fresh air.

Table Of Contents

Getting Started

• Requirements & Installation
• Basic Configuration
• Routes
• Views & Responses
• Generating URLs
• Generating HTML
• Errors & Logs

Input

• Retrieving Input
• Cookies
• Validation
• Building Forms

Database

• Configuration
• Usage
• Fluent Query Builder
• Eloquent ORM

Caching

• Configuration
• Usage

Sessions

• Configuration
• Usage

Authentication

• Configuration
• Usage

Other Topics

• Localization
• Encryption

Requirements & Installation

Requirements

• Apache, nginx, or another compatible web server.
• PHP 5.3+ (which supports namespaces, closures, etc.)

Installation

1. Download Laravel
2. Extract the Laravel archive and upload the contents to your web server.
3. Set the URL of your application in the application/config/application.php file.
4. Navigate to your application in a web browser.

If all is well, you should see a pretty Laravel splash page. Get ready, there is lots more to learn!

Extras

Installaing the following goodies will help you take full advantage of Laravel, but they are not required:

• SQLite, MySQL, or PostgreSQL PDO drivers.
• Memcached or APC.

Problems?

• Make sure the public directory is the document root of your web server.
• If you are using mod_rewrite, set the index option in application/config/application.php to an empty string.