📌 What is CRUD?
CRUD stands for:
Create → Add new records
Read → View records
Update → Edit existing records
Delete → Remove records
CRUD is the backbone of any web application. Laravel makes building CRUD applications easy and structured.
⚙️ Step 1: Setup Laravel Project
If you haven’t already:
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composer create-project laravel/laravel laravel-crud
cd laravel-crud
php artisan serve
Open browser: http://127.0.0.1:8000/
🔹 Step 2: Create Model & Migration
We’ll create a Post model:
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php artisan make:model Post -m
-m→ generates a migration file automatically
Edit migration file database/migrations/xxxx_create_posts_table.php:
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public function up() {
Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->id();
$table->string('title');
$table->text('body');
$table->timestamps();
});
}
Run migration:
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php artisan migrate
🔹 Step 3: Create Controller
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php artisan make:controller PostController --resource
--resource→ generates all CRUD methods automatically
🔹 Step 4: Define Routes
In routes/web.php:
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use App\Http\Controllers\PostController;
Route::resource('posts', PostController::class);
This creates all 7 RESTful routes for CRUD:
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| Method | Route | Action |
| --------- | ---------------- | ------- |
| GET | /posts | index |
| GET | /posts/create | create |
| POST | /posts | store |
| GET | /posts/{id} | show |
| GET | /posts/{id}/edit | edit |
| PUT/PATCH | /posts/{id} | update |
| DELETE | /posts/{id} | destroy |