Laravel is a web application framework with expressive, elegant syntax. Setting up a new project is straightforward — install Composer, run the create-project command, and you're ready to go.
In this post, I'll walk through the initial setup, configuring your environment file, setting up your first routes, and deploying a simple page. Whether you're coming from another framework or starting fresh, Laravel makes it easy to get productive quickly.
The key things I love about Laravel: the routing system is clean and intuitive, Eloquent ORM makes database work feel natural, and Blade templating keeps your views organized without getting in the way.