Laravel: Up & Running: A Framework for Building Modern PHP Apps

What sets Laravel apart from other PHP web frameworks? Speed and simplicity, for starters. This rapid application development framework and its vast ecosystem of tools let you quickly build new sites and applications with clean, readable code. Fully updated to cover Laravel 5.8, the latest release, the second edition of this practical guide provides the definitive introduction to one of today’s most popular web frameworks. Matt Stauffer—a leading teacher and developer in the Laravel community—delivers a high-level overview and concrete examples to help experienced PHP web developers get started with Laravel right away. By the time you reach the last page, you should feel comfortable writing an entire application in Laravel from scratch.