Using through() function in Laravel to manipulate collection

In this tutorial we’ll look into through() function for manipulating data inside Laravel collection. As we’ve seen in previous article that map() and filter() are two important functions which are used to manipulate and filter data of a collection. However, these functions return Collection type and Collection does not have paginate() function (well, we need … Read more

Laravel collection manipulation, filtering and pagination

In this tutorial we’ll look into a couple of important functions to manipulate or filter out data from a Laravel collection along with their impact on pagination. First, we’ll setup a Laravel 9 app with relevant data, routes and view, then we’ll use collection’s map() and filter() functions to demonstrate their functionality and pagination behavior … Read more

Using faker in Laravel 9 to generate test / dummy data

It’s obviously cumbersome to enter all the data in the tables in your app for testing purposes. That’s where factories and faker come handy in generating tons of data on the fly. So, in this tutorial we’ll use factory and faker in Laravel 9 in order to generate fake / dummy data for testing purposes. … Read more

Simple search in Laravel 9 app using Livewire

In previous article we employed Fetch API to make AJAX calls from within Alpine.js in order to dynamically update the data table from backend database. Now let’s make life easier by introducing Livewire. In this article, we’ll incorporate simple search capability utilizing Livewire component in Laravel 9 app. So, let’s buckle up! Laravel 9.x requires … Read more

AJAX search field in Laravel 9 app using Alpine.js

What we learned in previous article is simple search within the data which is already available to client; let’s up the ante and employ Fetch API to make AJAX calls from within Alpine.js in order to dynamically update the data table from backend database. Laravel 9.x requires a minimum PHP version of 8.0. This tutorial … Read more

Simple search in Laravel 9 app using Alpine.js

In this tutorial we’ll build simple search / filter capability using Alpine.js in a Laravel 9 app, so that when you start typing in the search input field, the data presented in the data table is filtered in accordance with the input. Laravel 9.x requires a minimum PHP version of 8.0. This tutorial assumes that … Read more

Spatie Permission in Laravel 9 app using Breeze

In this tutorial we’ll create a Laravel 9 app using Breeze and then we’ll incorporate Spatie Permission for managing roles and permissions. Laravel 9.x requires a minimum PHP version of 8.0. This tutorial assumes that you are using Linux, MacOS or WSL on Windows and Node.js, Composer and PHP 8 along with required modules i.e … Read more

File upload in Laravel 9 app (VILT stack) – Basic tutorial

In this tutorial, we’ll implement the basic capability to upload file in Laravel 9 app based on VILT (Vue Inertia Laravel Tailwind) stack. Laravel 9.x requires a minimum PHP version of 8.0. This tutorial assumes that you are using Linux, MacOS or WSL on Windows and Node.js, Composer and PHP 8 along with required modules … Read more

File upload in Laravel 9 app (VILT stack) – Advanced tutorial

In this tutorial, we’ll create typical Laravel 9 app using VILT (Vue Inertia Laravel Tailwind) stack and alongside we’ll incorporate the capability to upload file which could be attached to an already entered record. The data will be presented in a classic table form with file upload capability for each record and which each file … Read more

Laravel 9 CRUD app using VILT stack

In this tutorial we’ll create Laravel 9 CRUD app using VILT (Vue Inertia Laravel Tailwind) stack. Laravel 9.x requires a minimum PHP version of 8.0. This tutorial assumes that you are using Linux, MacOS or WSL on Windows and Node.js, Composer and PHP 8 along with required modules i.e bcmatch, sqlite, mbstring, xml, zip, gd, … Read more