LARAVEL: An Efficient Framework for Developing Your PHP Applications

Laravel is one of the most popular PHP web frameworks, it’s free, and its source code is open and based on the MVC architectural model. It was created by Taylor Otwell with the goal of reducing initial development costs and improving the quality of code by defining standard design practices. By using Laravel, you save hours of development and reduce the volume of lines of code compared to raw PHP.
MVC is the acronym for “Model View Controller  “, which represents the architecture that developers adopt when creating applications. With the MVC architecture, you define and model the data flows of your application.

• The model manages the fundamental behaviors and the data of the application.
• The view does provide the user interface element for the application.
• The controller receives input from the user and makes calls to model objects and the view to perform the appropriate actions.

Laravel’s PHP framework has many ready-to-use features. Let’s review some of the main features supported by Laravel:

Access to the database

Laravel provides a suite of advanced tools for interacting with databases. Database migrations allow you to easily design and modify a database regardless of the platform. Migrations can then be performed with any type of database supported by Laravel (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL and SQLite), and you will have no compatibility issues.

Routing

Laravel allows you to organize all the URLs of your website via routers. If you want to change the link of a website or API, you have to do it in one file, and your website will work as expected.

Laravel notifications

It is a powerful tool, which helps you to easily create notifications on different channels, by email, SMS, Slack, database, etc. Notifications should be short, informative messages alerting users to what’s going on in your app.

Laravel Authentication Socialite

Laravel comes with basic authentication which can be easily configured for web pages and API in a few steps. Since version 5.0, Laravel includes, as an option, simplified authentication mechanisms with various OAuth providers, notably Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.

Security

Laravel’s web development has uniquely provided secure access for the web application. It uses hashed passwords (#), generated from the Bcrypt hash algorithm, which means it does not save passwords as plain text. SQL statements are used by Laravel to make injection attacks impossible. It also provides a simple user input escape method that avoids the user injecting the script (<script>) tag.
Laravel is one of the reasons for the renewed interest in the PHP developer community. By using a more secure base application and following the familiar “Model View Controller” architectural model, its popularity has grown rapidly as a free and open source framework, and web agencies like Elitech Systems have long understood its effectiveness. Do not hesitate to Contact Us for any need!