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Running Your First Laravel App
Now it's time to put everything together and see Laravel in action. In this topic, you'll create a fresh project, configure it, create your first route and view, and interact with your application in the browser. This hands-on walkthrough connects all the concepts from this module into a practical, working example that proves your environment is correctly set up and you're ready to build.
Hands-On: Your First Route & View
// Step 1: Create a route in routes/web.php
Route::get('/hello', function () {
return view('hello', ['name' => 'Laravel Developer']);
});
// Step 2: Create the Blade view at resources/views/hello.blade.php
// File: resources/views/hello.blade.php
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Hello Laravel</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Hello, {{ $name }}!</h1>
<p>Welcome to Laravel {{ app()->version() }}</p>
<p>Current time: {{ now()->format('Y-m-d H:i:s') }}</p>
</body>
</html>
// Step 3: Run the server
// php artisan serve
// Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/helloModule 1 Quick Review
Tip
Tip
Practice Running Your First Laravel App in small, isolated examples before integrating into larger projects. Breaking concepts into small experiments builds genuine understanding faster than reading alone.
Fat models, thin controllers. Use Services for business logic. Blade components for UI.
Practice Task
Note
Practice Task - (1) Write a working example of Running Your First Laravel App from scratch without looking at notes. (2) Modify it to handle an edge case (empty input, null value, or error state). (3) Share your solution in the Priygop community for feedback.
Common Mistake
Warning
A common mistake with Running Your First Laravel App is skipping edge case testing - empty inputs, null values, and unexpected data types. Always validate boundary conditions to write robust, production-ready laravel code.