📌 What is Eloquent ORM?
Eloquent is Laravel’s built-in Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) system.
It allows you to interact with databases using PHP objects, rather than writing raw SQL queries.
Benefits:
Clean, readable code
Simplifies CRUD operations
Supports relationships (one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-many)
Built-in query builder
⚙️ Database Setup in Laravel
1. Configure .env file
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DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=laravel_db
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=