Course Description

Master Laravel, the powerful PHP framework for building modern web applications, in this comprehensive 6-month course. You will learn everything from MVC architecture, routing, Blade templating, and Eloquent ORM to building secure REST APIs, handling authentication, testing, and deploying Laravel projects to the cloud. The course includes hands-on capstone projects, GitHub workflow practice, and structured interview preparation to ensure you are job-ready as a Laravel developer upon completion.

Goal:
Enable students to:

Build scalable web apps using Laravel.
Develop REST APIs.
Use GitHub for professional version control.
Prepare for Laravel developer interviews.
Complete capstone projects for their portfolio.

Course Overview:

Duration: 6 Months (24 Weeks)
Mode: Hybrid (Live + Self-paced)

Tools: VS Code, GitHub, Laravel, MySQL, Postman, Docker (optional), Forge/Vapor basics

Capstone Projects: 2 (One at 3 months, One at 6 months)

Interview Preparation: Weekly practice questions, mock interviews, whiteboard sessions


Month 1: PHP & Laravel Fundamentals

Week 1: PHP Refresh & OOP Basics

Variables, loops, functions, arrays
Classes, objects, inheritance
Namespaces, autoloading

Week 2: Introduction to Laravel

MVC architecture
Installing Laravel
Directory structure walkthrough

Week 3: Routing & Controllers

Basic routing
Route parameters
Controllers and methods

Week 4: Blade Templating

Blade syntax
Layout inheritance
Passing data to views

Month 2: Database & Eloquent ORM

Week 5: Database Basics & Migrations

Setting up MySQL
Laravel migrations and schema builder

Week 6: Eloquent ORM Basics

Defining models
CRUD operations with Eloquent
Relationships (One-to-One, One-to-Many)

Week 7: Query Builder & Collections

Using DB facade
Query scopes

Week 8: Authentication & Authorization

Laravel Breeze/Jetstream
Guards and policies

Month 3: Advanced Laravel & APIs

Week 9: Middleware

Creating and using middleware
Global vs route middleware

Week 10: RESTful API Development

Resource controllers
API routes
API authentication (Passport/Sanctum)

Week 11: Request Validation

Form request classes
Custom validation rules

Week 12: Error Handling & Debugging

Custom error pages
Logging
Laravel Telescope (optional)

Capstone Project 1: Blog System with User Authentication & REST API

Month 4: Advanced Concepts & Testing

Week 13: Events & Queues

Event creation and listeners
Using queues for background jobs

Week 14: Notifications & Mail

Sending emails
Notifications via mail and database

Week 15: Task Scheduling

Using schedule in Laravel
Writing cron jobs

Week 16: Unit & Feature Testing

PHPUnit basics
Writing test cases for controllers and APIs

Month 5: Deployment, GitHub & Best Practices

Week 17: Using Git & GitHub

Branching and merging
Pull requests and code reviews

Week 18: Deployment Basics

Preparing Laravel app for deployment
Using Forge/Vapor overview

Week 19: Security Best Practices

XSS, CSRF, SQL Injection prevention
Laravel’s built-in security features

Week 20: Performance Optimization

Caching
Lazy loading vs eager loading

Month 6: Capstone Project, Portfolio, Interview Practice

Week 21: Capstone Project Planning

Select project: eCommerce, Inventory System, or Task Management App
Define requirements, ER diagrams

Week 22-23: Building Capstone Project

Full development with GitHub workflow
Weekly progress review

Week 24: Interview Preparation & Portfolio

Mock interviews (Laravel scenario-based)
GitHub portfolio refinement
Resume and LinkedIn profile optimization

Capstone Project 2: Advanced Laravel App with APIs, User Roles, Notifications, and Deployment on Shared Hosting/Cloud

Capstone Project:
Capstone 1:

Personal Blog with authentication and REST API endpoints.

Capstone 2:

Inventory Management System with:

Role-based access
API for mobile integration
Notifications on low stock
Deployment to cloud with GitHub CI/CD basics

What Students Will Have by Course End:
Strong grasp of Laravel fundamentals to advanced topics
Two GitHub-hosted capstone projects for portfolio
Real-world API development and deployment skills
Interview-ready with scenario-based question practice
Confidence to clear junior to mid-level Laravel developer interviews