fabioaugustmp/laravel-roadmap-learning-path

Laravel Learning Path

This repository contains the ordered list of Laravel topics to learn, step-by-step, with related links.

If you want to add a topic, link, or any other suggestion, please open Issues or Pull Requests.

Notice: The same table below is also available as a database, so you would be able to transform it to any other format you want - PDF, chart, etc. See file roadmap.sql

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Beginner Level

Create your very first simple Laravel project

Topic	Learning Links
Routing and Controllers: Basics
Callback Functions and Route::view()	Official Docs: Basic Routing Official Docs: View Routes
Routing to a Single Controller Method	Official Docs: Basic Controllers with Routes
Route Parameters	Official Docs: Route Parameters
Blade Basics
Displaying Variables in Blade	Official Docs: Blade: Displaying Data
Blade If-Else and Loop Structures	Official Docs: Blade: If-Statements Official Docs: Blade Loops
Layout: @include, @extends, @section, @yield	Official Docs: Blade: Layout Using Template Inheritance
Auth Basics
Starter Kits: Breeze (Tailwind) or Laravel UI (Bootstrap)	Official Docs: Laravel Breeze Official Documentation Official Docs: Laravel UI: Official Github Page
Default Auth Model and Access its Fields from Anywhere	Official Docs: Retrieving the Authenticated User
Check Auth in Controller / Blade	Official Docs: Determining If The Current User Is Authenticated Official Docs: Blade: Authentication Directives
Database Basics
Database Migrations	Official Docs: Database Migrations
Basic Eloquent Model and MVC: Controller -> Model -> View	Official Docs: Eloquent: Getting Started
Eloquent Relationships: belongsTo / hasMany / belongsToMany	Official Docs: Eloquent Relationships: One-to-Many Official Docs: Eloquent Relationships: BelongsTo Official Docs: Eloquent Relationships: Many-to-Many
Eager Loading and N+1 Query Problem	Official Docs: Relationships: Eager Loading
Full Simple CRUD
Route Resource and Resourceful Controllers	Official Docs: Laravel Resource Controllers Article: Simple Laravel CRUD with Resource Controllers [digitalocean.com]
Forms, Validation and Form Requests	Official Docs: Laravel Validation
File Uploads and Storage Folder Basics	Official Docs: Filesystem: File Uploads
Table Pagination	Official Docs: Database Pagination

Advanced Beginner Level

The goal of this level is to find the first job or freelance gig

Topic	Learning Links
Routing Advanced
Route Naming	Official Docs: Names Routes
Route Groups	Official Docs: Route Groups
Route Model Binding	Official Docs: Route Model Binding
Route Redirect	Official Docs: Redirect Routes
Middleware
How default Middleware works like "Auth"	Official Docs: Protecting Routes
Create Custom Middleware Class	Official Docs: Defining Middleware
Database Advanced
Database Seeders and Factories	Official Docs: Database: Seeding Official Docs: Defining Model Factories
Eloquent Query Scopes	Official Docs: Eloquent: Query Scopes
Polymorphic relationships	Official Docs: Polymorphic Relationships
Eloquent Accessors and Mutators	Official Docs: Accessors & Mutators
Eloquent Collections	Official Docs: Eloquent Collections Official Docs: General Laravel Collections
Auth Advanced
Authorization: Roles/Permissions, Gates, Policies	Official Docs: Authorization Video: Laravel Roles and Permissions: All CORE Things You Need To Know
Authorization: Extra Packages - Spatie Permission, Bouncer, etc	Video: Spatie Laravel Permission: Example Project Review Article: Two Best Laravel Packages to Manage Roles/Permissions Official Docs: spatie/laravel-permission Official Docs: JosephSilber/bouncer
Authentication: Email Verification	Official Docs: Email Verification
File Uploads Advanced
Drivers and Disks, Example of Amazon S3	Official Docs: File Storage Video: Laravel: How to Upload Files to Amazon S3
Extra Packages: Spatie Medialibrary, Intervention Image, etc	Official Docs: spatie/laravel-medialibrary Official Docs: intervention/image
API Basics
API Routes and Controllers	Official Docs: API Resource Routes Official Docs: Default Route Files
API Eloquent Resources	Official Docs: Eloquent: API Resources
API Auth with Sanctum	Official Docs: Laravel Sanctum
Debugging Errors
Log Files in Laravel	Official Docs: Logging
Try-Catch and Laravel Exceptions	Official Docs: Error Handling Video: Exceptions in Laravel: Why/How to Use and Create Your Own
Local Debugging Tools: Debugbar, Telescope, Ray	Official Docs: barryvdh/laravel-debugbar Official Docs: Laravel Telescope Official Docs: Spatie Ray (Premium Tool) Video: Debug Eloquent Queries from API: Laravel Telescope Video: Spatie Ray: Laravel Debugging with Pleasure
Customizing Error Pages and Messages	Official Docs: Custom HTTP Error Pages Video: Laravel Error Pages: Change Text or Customize Layouts
(optional) Third Party Bug Trackers: Bugsnag, Flare, Sentry, Rollbar	Official Docs: Bugsnag Laravel Official Docs: Flare Homepage Official Docs: Sentry Laravel Official Docs: Rollbar Laravel Video: Bug Tracking in Laravel: Bugsnag vs Flare [Demo/Review]
Sending Email
Mailables and Mail Facade	Official Docs: Mail & Mailables
Configure Drivers/Services: Mailgun, Mailtrap, etc	Article: How to Send Email From Laravel, and Why We Need 3rd Party Providers For It Official Docs: Mail: Drivers Prerequisites
Notifications System: Email, SMS, Slack, etc.	Official Docs: Notifications
Automated Testing with PHPUnit
"Smoke" Tests to Check if Pages are Loading	Official Docs: Testing: Getting Started Course: Laravel: PHPUnit Testing for Beginners
Configure Testing Database and Test CRUD Operations	Official Docs: Database Testing
Deployment and Version Control
Git Version Control	Official Docs: Git Video: Git in Laravel. Part 1 - Branches: Main, Develop and Feature
Deployment on Live Servers	Official Docs: Deployment Article: How to Deploy Laravel Projects to Live Server: The Ultimate Guide Article: What Server is Needed to Deploy Laravel Projects Video: How we Deploy Laravel: Branches, Staging Servers, Forge and Envoyer

(WORK IN PROGRESS) Mid Level

Topic	Learning Links
(optional) Starter Kits: Laravel Jetstream and Fortify
Events and Listeners
Routing Extra Features
Route Caching
Rate Limiting
Various Extra Features
Invokable controllers
Blade Extra Features
Blade Components
Custom Blade Directives
API Advanced
Front-end Basics: Vue.js or Similar Alternative
Jobs and Queues

(TO BE DONE LATER) Senior Level

Topic	Learning Links