Mastering PHP Laravel API Development for Production Apps

Install PHP composer by downloading the setup exe from the official composer website, install for all users, configure the PHP path, and verify the version with composer -v (2.854).

Install Laragon as your local server by downloading the official installer and following the setup steps. Select language and installation folder, complete the installation, and prepare for the next lecture.

Update php version in laragon by downloading the desired php from the official windows site, extracting to laragon bin/php, and selecting the version in laragon to switch between versions.

Install Visual Studio Code as your project editor by downloading the official installer for your operating system from the Visual Studio website and completing the executable setup.

Install Laravel to kick off API development using the Laravel framework in the Mastering PHP Laravel 11 API Development course.

Migrate the database with php artisan migrate in a Laragon setup, then open the Laravel app in a browser to verify the default home page and Laravel and PHP versions.

Explore the Laravel file structure and how it organizes app, bootstrap, config, database, public, resources, routes, storage, and vendor folders, including the .env and artisan components.

Mastering PHP Laravel 11 API development introduces new user registration flows for Laravel-based APIs, covering registration endpoints and data handling within the framework.

Create an api route and the routes folder by following laragon routing, run php artisan install colon api, then migrate the database to create the personal access token table.

Create an API controller in Laravel 11, enabling structured API endpoints and hands-on practice for mastering PHP Laravel API development.

Learn how to define your first API route in Laravel 11, kickstarting your mastery of PHP API development.

Explore Postman, a powerful API platform that supports REST, SOAP, and GraphQL, and simplifies development; send requests, organize endpoints into collections, automate tests with JavaScript, and generate documentation.

Learn to build a new user registration API using Laravel 11 in the master course on PHP Laravel 11 API development.

Develop a login API for the PHP Laravel 11 API development course, focusing on implementing a functional login endpoint within Laravel's API development framework.

Add a role column to the user table in the Laravel 11 API project, using an enum with admin and user, and run php artisan migrate to apply changes.

Add a new role column to the Laravel user table as an enum with admin and user, defaulting to user, and migrate the database to reflect the change.

Include role in the login API response within a Laravel 11 API development project, ensuring authentication returns user role data and access decisions.

Explore user registration and login APIs in Laravel, including routes, controller methods, and input validation, with 200 status and a user token, and 400 errors, plus admin and test users.

Learn to build a get all users API in Laravel 11: define route, implement the controller method, return JSON with status and data, include user count, and test with Postman.

Explains implementing a put method edit user api at /user/{id}, validating name and email, checking user exists, and returning 200 with updated data or 400 on validation errors.

Explore deleting a user via the api using the delete method in Laravel 11, covering request handling, route setup, and safety considerations.

Explore the user API in Laravel 11, wrapping up optional sections and reinforcing best practices for building robust PHP APIs.

Group and version routes with a v1 prefix, move routes under api/v1, and organize endpoints by creating app and user folders.

Learn to configure environment variables in Postman to streamline Laravel 11 API testing and development.

Develop a category creation API in Laravel 11 using the POST method, enabling PHP developers to manage categories effectively within an API.

Implement an image upload trait in app folder to handle uploading via a request, generate a unique filename from the original extension, move file to public/uploads, and return image path.

Implement a get all categories API using the get method at /categories, loading the product category model, returning 404 if none or 200 with categories and count.

Build an edit category API using a post route with category id in the URL, validate input with validator, upload the image, update the category, and return a 200 success response.

learn how to implement a delete category api using the delete method in Laravel 11 to remove categories.

Wraps up the category API section of the master course on PHP Laravel 11 API Development.

Master creating a product API using the POST method in Laravel 11, enabling you to build and expose an API for products.

Master the get all products api endpoint using the get method in Laravel 11, building and testing a robust product retrieval flow for restful api development.

Learn to implement the edit product api using the post method in Laravel 11, building robust endpoints that securely update product data.

Resolve a bug in the edit product API's post method within the Laravel 11 API development course, ensuring reliable product updates and robust API behavior.

Delete a product via the Laravel 11 API using the DELETE method. Master the process of handling delete requests for product data within a Laravel 11 application.

Master the product API in Laravel 11 by implementing CRUD routes (create, edit, get all, delete), validating requests, handling image uploads, and returning clear success or error responses.

Create shipping method api using the post method in the Mastering php laravel 11 api development course.

Create a get all shipping methods API endpoint using a get route and controller, load the ShippingMethod model, and return data with a count or a not found message.

Master the put method for editing a shipping method in a Laravel 11 API, applying practical techniques from the Mastering PHP Laravel 11 API Development course.

Create a delete shipping method API using the delete method in Laravel 11 API development.

Review and finalize the shipping method api section wrap up (optional) in a Laravel 11 project.

Develop a payment method API using the POST method within Laravel 11, focusing on creating and handling payment method data.

Learn to implement an API that retrieves all payment methods using the get method in a Laravel 11 API development course.

Edit a payment method API using the put method in a Laravel 11 API development course.

Learn to implement a delete payment method endpoint in a Laravel PHP API, enabling secure removal of stored payment data.

Update the status of payment methods within a Laravel 11 API. Learn how to implement status changes in a PHP Laravel API for payments.

Wrap up the payment method API section of Mastering PHP Laravel 11 API Development, reinforcing approaches for building robust payment integrations in PHP applications.

Post a new order through a Laravel 11 api endpoint, outlining how to handle order creation within a robust rest api for efficient e-commerce workflows.

Build a Laravel 11 API endpoint to fetch all orders, using the order model, returning 200 with data and count, or 404 when no orders exist.

Master the change order status api with Laravel 11, building secure, scalable endpoints for php-based api development.

Create an api endpoint to update payment status by mirroring the change order status flow: validate input, verify order exists, update status, and test with postman for a 200 success.

Create an API endpoint to fetch pending, processing, and completed orders in Laravel, loading the order model and returning success responses or 404 when no orders exist.

Learn to build a Laravel api endpoint to fetch a user's orders by id, including user validation, order retrieval, and proper responses.