Laravel 11 Cookbook. Proven workflows, solutions and techniques 2025 (Voltra S.) (z-library.sk, 1lib.sk, z-lib.sk)

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Laravel 11 Cookbook Proven workflows, solutions and techniques to build, deploy, and monitor Laravel applications Sanya Voltra

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Preface This book is an incredible resource for PHP developers! It's packed with hands-on recipes that will empower you to overcome any real-world challenge you face when building, debugging, and deploying Laravel applications. You'll start by installing PHP 8.0, Composer, setting file permissions, and integrating tools like PhpStorm and Laravel Debugbar. Next, there are so many advanced routing and controller patterns to explore, from dynamic URL parameters to resource controllers and custom JSON APIs. You'll be amazed at how your application responds precisely to user requests. For security, you'll implement Laravel Breeze for user authentication, craft role-based access controls with middleware, add social logins via Socialite, and enforce two-factor authentication with Fortify, hardening your application against unauthorized access. Then, you'll get to define Eloquent models and relationships, manage migrations, and seed realistic test data. You'll also be able to optimize queries using eager loading to eliminate performance bottlenecks. With server-side validation, you can rest assured that your data is always accurate and reliable. Plus, you can create custom

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validation rules with clear feedback, centralize exception handling in Handler.php, and set up real-time error monitoring with Laravel Pulse. You'll also learn to automate critical workflows— configuring queue drivers and background jobs, retrying failed tasks, scheduling recurring operations, and backing up databases and media—freeing your team from manual maintenance. Next, you will be able to carry out file storage and media handling. You will configure secure local disks, process and optimize images with Intervention Image, and implement chunked streaming and secure downloads. Once you do, you'll be able to automate analytical reporting, from custom shell scripts to scheduled generation of performance-insight summaries. And you'll tie it all into Laravel's Scheduler and Linux cron. In this book, you'll find ready-to-use solutions to the scenarios you face day to day. Whether you're dealing with broken migrations, N+1 queries, authentication gaps, missing alerts, or sluggish jobs, this book has you covered. It addresses the most common pain points in Laravel development without claiming to cover every possible edge case. Instead, it gives you proven recipes that let you focus on building features, confident that you have reliable fixes at your fingertips. In this book you will learn how to: Achieve mastery of the Linux-based Laravel setup: Let's dive into the world of PHP installation, Composer, file permissions, and

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IDE configuration! Build dynamic routes, resource controllers, and Blade views for robust request handling. Protect your applications with Breeze authentication, role-based middleware, Socialite logins, and two-factor auth. Discover the magic of Eloquent models, one-to-many and many- to-many relationships, migrations, and seed realistic test data. Optimize database performance using eager loading, selective column queries, and proper indexing strategies. Take advantage of server-side validation, custom rules, and centralized exception handling for unparalleled data integrity. Keep an eye on errors in real time with the amazing Laravel Pulse, Debugbar, and Telescope dashboards. Offload your heavy tasks with ease using job queues, retry strategies, and Laravel Scheduler automation. Securely store, process, resize, and stream media using Laravel filesystem and Intervention Image. Automate backups, generate analytical reports, and integrate custom shell scripts with Laravel commands.

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Prologue I cannot forget the first time I discovered PHP's incredible power. It was amazing to see static pages transform into living, breathing applications! As frameworks came and went, one name rose to the top—Laravel. Its elegant syntax, intuitive structure, and vibrant ecosystem transformed everyday development into an inspired craft. Laravel 11 is here, and it's better than ever! I can't wait to show you what it can do. I'm Sanya Voltra, and I've built my career solving the puzzles that emerge when code and real-world demands collide. In this book, I invite you to walk beside me through each challenge and solution, recipe by recipe. This will allow you to set up a rock-solid Linux environment tuned for Laravel, from installing PHP 8.0 and Composer to locking down file permissions and integrating the tools you rely on every day. And the best part? You'll gain confidence the moment your first artisan command runs without error. Once you start, you'll be amazed at how easy it is to craft dynamic routes that adapt to user input. And you'll love how you can organize CRUD operations with resource controllers to keep your code clean and maintainable. We will fortify your application's defenses—implementing login systems, role-based access checks, social authentication, and two-factor verification—so that every request arrives from someone you trust.

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Next, we're going to create a model of your data using Eloquent relationships that reflect real-world connections. We'll also manage schema changes through migrations and seed lifelike test data for development. When queries slow your pages, you'll be able to apply eager loading and indexing techniques to restore speed and scalability. As you apply server-side rules, build custom checks, and centralize exception responses, you'll find that data validation and error handling become second nature. You will be thrilled to see errors logged and alerted in real time with tools already at your fingertips, so you'll never miss a thing. And you'll never have to worry about heavy tasks blocking your users again! You'll be able to dispatch jobs into background queues, configure retry logic for transient failures, and schedule routine operations—backups, report generation, cache refreshes—so they run like clockwork. Your media files will live on secure disks, automatically resized and optimized, then streamed and downloaded efficiently even under traffic spikes. Every recipe in this book is a building block for another, and each one is more exciting than the last! You'll never repeat steps you've already mastered; instead, you'll revisit and extend your work, gaining both depth and momentum. You'll walk away with a toolkit of patterns and commands that you can apply to

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any Laravel project, and you can trust them to get the job done. This book tackles the scenarios that emerge in day-to-day development—the migrations that fail, the N+1 queries that creep in, the authentication gaps, the slow batch jobs, the overlooked backups—and equips you with ready solutions. While it doesn't claim to cover every aspect of Laravel, it does provide you with the tried-and-true methods you need to keep your applications running like a dream and your focus where it belongs — on the features that will delight your users. I absolutely can't wait to show you what Laravel 11 can do! Let's dive in and turn challenges into opportunities. By the time you reach the final recipe, you'll have a much deeper understanding of Laravel's inner workings. You'll be so confident that you'll be able to build, troubleshoot, and maintain sophisticated applications with ease! Copyright © 2025 by GitforGits All rights reserved. This book is protected under copyright laws and no part of it may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including

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photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or transmission of this work may result in civil and criminal penalties and will be dealt with in the respective jurisdiction at anywhere in India, in accordance with the applicable copyright laws. Published by: GitforGits Publisher: Sonal Dhandre www.gitforgits.com support@gitforgits.com Printed in India Cover Design by: Kitten Publishing For permission to use material from this book, please contact GitforGits at support@gitforgits.com.

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Content Preface GitforGits Acknowledgement Chapter 1: Setting up PHP and Laravel Environment Overview Recipe 1: Installing PHP 8 and Laravel 11 using Composer Installing PHP 8.0 Installing Composer Installing Laravel 11 Configuring Environment Variables and Verifying Installation Setting up Environment File Generating Unique Application Key Verifying Laravel Setup Recipe 2: Configuring Linux File Permissions and Directory Structure Revisiting Laravel Project Structure

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Checking Default Permissions Configuring Directory Permissions Changing Ownership Modifying Permissions Laravel’s Access to File System Practical Linux Commands Recipe 3: Configuring Linux Tools for Laravel Setting up PhpStorm Installing Laravel Debugbar Setting up Laravel Telescope Integrating Essential Linux-Based Tools Recipe 4: Integrating Git into Laravel Initializing Git Repository Configuring Commit Conventions Creating .gitignore File Adding Files to Repository Establishing Branch Conventions Configuring Remote Repositories Ongoing Version Control Practices Summary Chapter 2: Advanced Routing, Controllers, and Blade Views

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Overview Recipe 1: Creating Dynamic Routes and Controller Logic Setting up a Dynamic Route Generating and Editing Controller Creating UserController Defining Controller Logic Creating Blade View to Render Data Recipe 2: Using Resource Controllers for Efficient CRUD Operations Creating Resource Controller Understanding Resource Controller Methods Defining Resource Routes Recipe 3: Rendering Blade Templates with Dynamic Data Blade Templates Overview Passing Complex Data from Controller Creating Blade View to Render Dynamic Data Recipe 4: Designing API Routes and Custom JSON Responses Defining API-specific Routes Generating API Controller Creating Controller

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Adding Custom JSON Response Logic Verifying Custom JSON Response Summary Chapter 3: Authentication and Authorization Practices Overview Recipe 1: Building Secure User Authentication Installing Laravel Breeze Installing Frontend Dependencies Running Migrations and Testing Authentication Recipe 2: Implementing RBAC Creating Custom Middleware Registering Middleware Applying Middleware to Routes Designing Permission Hierarchies Recipe 3: Integrating Social Logins Installing Laravel Socialite Configuring Socialite for a Provider Setup Social Login Routes and Controller

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Recipe 4: Enforcing Two-Factor Authentication Installing Laravel Fortify Configuring Two-Factor Authentication Testing Two-Factor Authentication Summary Chapter 4: Database Models, Migrations, and Query Optimization Overview Recipe 1: Defining Database Models and Relationships Creating Post and Tag Models Defining One-to-Many Relationship Defining Many-to-Many Relationship Creating Pivot Table Migration Recipe 2: Creating and Executing Migrations Generating Migration Files Customizing Migration File Executing Migrations Recipe 3: Data Seeding for Consistent Testing Scenarios Creating a Seeder Class Writing Seeder Logic

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Registering and Executing Seeders Recipe 4: Optimizing Complex Database Queries Identify N+1 Query Problem Implement Eager Loading Verify Performance Summary Chapter 5: Robust Data Validation and Error Management Overview Recipe 1: Implementing Server-Side Data Validation Introducing Laravel’s Validator Implementing Server-Side Data Validation Recipe 2: Custom Validation Rules & Feedback Writing Custom Validation Logic Developing Tailored Error Messages Recipe 3: Centralized Exception Handling Customizing Report Method Customizing Render Method Testing Exception Handling

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Recipe 4: Monitoring App Errors Installing Laravel Pulse Configuring Logging Channels Integrating Laravel Pulse Customizing Alerts for Proactive Monitoring Summary Chapter 6: Alerts, Notifications, and Performance Monitoring Overview Recipe 1: Deploying Real-time In-app Alerts Enabling Database Notifications in App Creating Custom Notification In-App Alerts Sending In-App Alerts Displaying In-App Alerts Recipe 2: Configuring Email & SMS Notifications Creating Notification Class Implementing Email and SMS Notification Channels Configuring Environment Variables for SMS Notifications Sending Test Notification Recipe 3: Integrating Real-time Push Notifications

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Configuring Broadcasting Creating and Broadcasting Event Setting up Laravel Echo Installing Laravel Echo and Pusher JS Configuring Laravel Echo Broadcast Event Listening Recipe 4: Monitoring System Performance Metrics Launching Laravel Telescope System-Level Metrics Conclusion Chapter 7: Job Queues and Background Processes Overview Recipe 1: Configuring Queue Drivers Configuring Queue Driver Set Queue Connection Create Jobs Table Run Migration Dispatching Job to Queue Create Sample Job Implement Job Logic

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Dispatch Job Processing Queue with Linux Commands Starting Queue Worker Monitoring Worker Recipe 2: Creating Custom Job Classes Creating Custom Job Class Generating Job Class Implementing Job Logic Dispatching Custom Job Processing Custom Job Recipe 3: Managing Job Failures Configuring Retry Strategy in Job Class Monitoring and Logging Failed Jobs Customizing Failure Handling Handling Transient Errors Effectively Testing Retry Mechanism Recipe 4: Automating Recurring Tasks Configuring Scheduler Creating Custom Artisan Command Generating Command Implementing Command Logic Testing Custom Command Manually Scheduling Custom Command

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Advanced Scheduler Features Summary Chapter 8: File Storage, Media Management, and Processing Overview Recipe 1: Configuring Local Media Storage Configuring Storage Paths Securing File Access Setting Linux File Permissions Configuring Public Access Practical Upload and Retrieval Operations Uploading Media Files to Private Disk Retrieving Media Files Securely Verifying System Security Recipe 2: Automating Image Processing and Optimization Installing Intervention Image Library Implementing Automated Image Processing Setting up Route Testing Implementation Recipe 3: Enabling File Streaming and Downloads Laravel’s File Streaming and Download Capabilities

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Implementing Efficient File Streaming Creating Controller Method for File Streaming Defining Streaming Route Testing File Streaming Implementing File Downloads Creating Controller Method for File Downloads Defining Download Route Testing Download Functionality Advanced Techniques for High Traffic Environments Utilizing Chunked Downloads Caching Headers and Content Delivery Summary Chapter 9: Scheduling, Automation, and Backup Tasks Overview Recipe 1: Combining Laravel Scheduler with Cron Jobs Linking Laravel Scheduler with Linux Cron Configuring Scheduler in Kernel Setting up Linux Cron Job Example 1: Clearing Application Logs Daily Example 2: Generating Weekly Summary Reports