Laravel Framework Syllabus

1. Introduction to Laravel

• Overview of Laravel
• History and benefits
• Laravel ecosystem

2. Installation and Setup

• Installing Laravel via Composer
• Laravel Homestead or Valet setup
• Project structure and basic configuration

Laravel Basics

3. Routing

• Route definitions
• Route parameters and naming routes
• Route groups and middleware

4. Controllers

• Creating controllers
• Dependency Injection in controllers
• Resource controllers

5. Views

• Blade templating engine
• Passing data to views
• Blade directives and layouts

6. Models and Eloquent ORM

• Creating and using models
• Eloquent relationships (one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-many)
• Querying with Eloquent

7. Middleware

• Middleware introduction
• Creating custom middleware
• Middleware groups

Advanced Laravel Features

8. Authentication

• Laravel Passport for API authentication
• Authentication scaffolding
• Customizing authentication

9. Authorization

• Policies and Gates
• Role-based access control (RBAC)

10. Validation

• Form requests
• Custom validation rules
• Validation with Ajax requests

11. File Uploads

• Handling file uploads
• Validation for file uploads
• File storage options (local, S3, etc.)

12. Error Handling

• Exception handling
• Custom error pages
• Logging errors

Laravel APIs and Services

13. API Development

• Building APIs with Laravel
• API authentication with tokens
• API rate limiting

14. Queues and Jobs

• Introduction to queues
• Creating jobs
• Running queues with workers

15. Testing

• Unit testing with PHPUnit
• Testing controllers and models
• Laravel Dusk for browser testing

Deployment and Optimization

16. Environment Configuration

• .env file usage
• Environment-based configuration

17. Deployment Strategies

• Deploying Laravel applications
• Using Laravel Forge or Envoyer
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

18. Performance Optimization

• Caching strategies (Redis, Memcached)
• Query optimization
• Profiling and debugging

Advanced Topics

1. Service Providers and Dependency Injection

• Creating custom service providers
• Registering bindings and singletons
• Understanding Dependency Injection in Laravel

2. Events and Listeners

• Creating and firing events
• Creating listeners and subscribers
• Event broadcasting with websockets (using Laravel Echo)

3. Notifications

• Creating and sending notifications
• Using different notification channels (email, SMS, Slack, etc.)
• Customizing notification templates

4. Task Scheduling

• Defining scheduled tasks (cron jobs)
• Task scheduling syntax and options
• Managing scheduled tasks in Laravel

5. File Storage and Cloud Storage

• Using Laravel's Filesystem abstraction
• Configuring cloud storage (Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage)
• Uploading files directly to cloud storage

6. Real-time Communication

• Implementing real-time features with Laravel Echo
• Broadcasting events with Laravel Echo Server or Pusher
• Using WebSockets and broadcasting channels

7. API Authentication with Laravel Passport

• Setting up Laravel Passport
• Creating OAuth2 endpoints for authentication
• Securing API routes with Passport middleware

8. Package Development

• Creating reusable Laravel packages
• Publishing packages to Packagist
• Using Composer to install and manage packages

9. Advanced Eloquent Techniques

• Query scopes and global scopes
• Eager loading with nested relationships
• Using database transactions effectively

10. Performance Optimization and Scaling

• Database indexing strategies
• Redis caching and caching strategies
• Load balancing and horizontal scaling

11. Advanced Error Handling and Logging

• Customizing exception handling
• Logging to different channels (database, syslog, etc.)
• Handling and reporting errors in production

12. Testing and Test-Driven Development (TDD)

• Writing unit tests and feature tests
• Mocking dependencies in tests
• Implementing TDD with Laravel

13. Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

• Setting up CI/CD pipelines for Laravel projects
• Automating deployments with tools like GitLab CI, Travis CI
• Running tests and deploying Laravel applications

14. Queue Workers and Job Prioritization

• Scaling queue workers with Supervisor
• Delayed jobs and job chaining
• Prioritizing jobs in queues

15. Websockets and Broadcasting

• Implementing real-time updates with Laravel Websockets
• Broadcasting events and notifications
• Integrating with frontend frameworks for real-time UI updates

16. Security Best Practices

• Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection
• SQL injection prevention
• Cross-site scripting (XSS) protection

17. Advanced Routing Techniques

• Dynamic route model binding
• Route caching for performance
• Custom route constraints

18. Advanced Blade Templating

• Blade components and slots
• Dynamic Blade directives
• Using Blade for advanced UI logic

19. API Resource Classes

• Creating and using API resources
• Transforming data with resource classes
• Pagination in API responses

20. Laravel Echo and Websockets

• Setting up Laravel Echo
• Broadcasting events with Laravel Echo Server
• Handling WebSocket connections and events

21. Implementing Custom Middleware

• Creating and using custom middleware
• Applying middleware to routes and controllers
• Global and route-specific middleware

22. Advanced File Handling

• File encryption and decryption
• Handling file uploads with validation
• Advanced file storage options and configurations

23. Localization and Internationalization

• Setting up localization
• Translating content and managing language files
• Handling multi-language content in Laravel

24. Building Custom Laravel Packages

• Creating and structuring Laravel packages
• Publishing packages to Packagist and GitHub
• Testing and versioning packages