Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Your First Laravel CRUD App

Laravel is an elegant framework that simplifies backend development. This tutorial guides you through creating your first CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) application — a Blog Post Management System. Perfect for beginners and developers looking to refresh their Laravel knowledge.

🚧 Introduction

🔹 Why Laravel?

• Developer-friendly syntax

• Built-in tools (Artisan, Eloquent ORM, Blade templating)

• Rapid CRUD development

🔹 Project Objective:

Create a Blog Post Manager with full CRUD functionality.

🔹 Tech Stack:

• Laravel (v10 or latest)

• Composer

• PHP (≥8.1)

• XAMPP / Laravel Sail / Valet

🔧 Step 1: Configure Your Laravel Environment

⚙️ Install Laravel

composer create-project laravel/laravel blog-crud
cd blog-crud

Or use Laravel Sail for Docker-powered setup:

./vendor/bin/sail up

🌐 Set Up Environment

• Edit .env file for DB settings:

DB_DATABASE=blog_db
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=

• Create database manually or via migration

• Run migrations:

php artisan migrate

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🧱 Step 2: Generate Model, Migration & Controller

Run one-liner to generate all three:

php artisan make:model Post -mcr

🔧 In database/migrations/xxxx_create_posts_table.php:

Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->id();
    $table->string('title');
    $table->text('body');
    $table->timestamps();
});

Run migration:

php artisan migrate

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🛣️ Step 3: Configure Routes

In routes/web.php, register a resource route:

use App\\Http\\Controllers\\PostController;

Route::resource('posts', PostController::class);

This creates all 7 RESTful routes automatically (index, create, store, etc.)

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🖼️ Step 4: Build Blade Templates

🔹 Create a resources/views/posts directory

🔹 Add files: index.blade.php, create.blade.php, edit.blade.php, show.blade.php

Each form should use:

@csrf
@method('PUT') {{-- only for edit --}}

Use route helpers like:

<form action="{{ route('posts.store') }}" method="POST">

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🧠 Step 5: Add Controller Logic

Inside PostController.php:

public function index() {
    $posts = Post::all();
    return view('posts.index', compact('posts'));
}

public function create() {
    return view('posts.create');
}

public function store(Request $request) {
    Post::create($request->all());
    return redirect()->route('posts.index');
}

public function edit(Post $post) {
    return view('posts.edit', compact('post'));
}

public function update(Request $request, Post $post) {
    $post->update($request->all());
    return redirect()->route('posts.index');
}

public function destroy(Post $post) {
    $post->delete();
    return redirect()->route('posts.index');
}

👉 Add fillable fields in Post.php:

protected $fillable = ['title', 'body'];

✅ Step 6: Test Your Application

php artisan serve

Visit: http://127.0.0.1:8000/posts

Perform the full CRUD cycle:

• 📝 Create

• 📖 Read

• ✏️ Update

• ❌ Delete

You've now created a fully functional CRUD app with Laravel!

Next steps for scaling this project:

• ✅ Add form validation ($request->validate())

• ✅ Implement Laravel UI or Breeze for authentication

• ✅ Introduce Eloquent relationships (e.g., User → Posts)

• ✅ Deploy via Laravel Forge or Vercel (with APIs)

📁 Supplementary Resources

• Laravel Official Docs