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Laravel Application Development Cookbook

Laravel Application Development Cookbook: Since Laravel is so versatile, one of the best learning routes is a cookbook. We've included lots of recipes and guidance on building web application, both simple and complex. It's a pick & mix approach that works brilliantly.

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Laravel Application Development Cookbook

Chapter 2. Using Forms and Gathering Input

In this chapter, we will cover:

  • Creating a simple form

  • Gathering form input to display on another page

  • Validating user input

  • Creating a file uploader

  • Validating a file upload

  • Creating a custom error message

  • Adding a "honey pot" to a form

  • Uploading an image using Redactor

  • Cropping an image with Jcrop

  • Creating an autocomplete text input

  • Making a CAPTCHA style spam catcher

Introduction

In this chapter, we'll learn about using forms in Laravel, and how to accomplish some typical tasks. We'll begin with some simple form validation and file uploads, and move on to incorporating some frontend tools, such as Redactor and jCrop, into Laravel.

Creating a simple form

One of the most basic aspects of any web application is the form. Laravel provides easy ways to build HTML for our forms.

Getting ready

To get started, we need a fresh installation of Laravel.

How to do it...

To complete this recipe, follow these steps:

  1. In the app/views folder, create a new userform.php file.

  2. In routes.php, create a route to load the view:

    Route::get(userform, function()
{
    return View::make('userform');
});

  3. In the userform.php view, create a form using the following code:

    <h1>User Info</h1>
<?= Form::open() ?>
<?= Form::label('username', 'Username') ?>
<?= Form::text('username') ?>
<br>
<?= Form::label('password', 'Password') ?>
<?= Form::password('password') ?>
<br>
<?= Form::label('color', 'Favorite Color') ?>
<?= Form::select('color', array('red' => 'red', 'green' =>'green', 'blue' => 'blue')) ?>
<br>
<?= Form::submit('Send it!') ?>
<?= Form::close() ?>

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Gathering form input to display on another page

After a user submits a form, we need to be able to take that information and pass it to another page. This recipe shows how we can use Laravel's built-in methods to handle our POST data.

Getting ready

We'll need the simple form set up from the Creating a simple form section.

How to do it...

Follow these steps to complete this recipe:

  1. Create a route to handle the POST data from the form:

    Route::post('userform', function()
{
    // Process the data here
    return Redirect::to('userresults')-
        >withInput(Input::only('username', 'color'));
});

  2. Create a route to redirect to, and to display the data:

    Route::get('userresults', function()
{
    return 'Your username is: ' . Input::old('username')
        . '<br>Your favorite color is: '
        . Input::old('color');
});

How it works...

In our simple form, we're POSTing the data back to the same URL, so we need to create a route that accepts POST using the same path. This is where we would...

Validating user input

In most web applications, there will be certain form fields that are required to process the form. We also want to be sure that all the e-mail addresses are formatted correctly, or the input must have a certain number of characters. Using Laravel's Validator class, we can check for these rules and let the user know if something is not correct.

Getting ready

For this recipe, we just need a standard installation of Laravel.

How to do it...

To complete this recipe, follow these steps:

  1. Create a route to hold the form:

    Route::get('userform', function()
{
    return View::make('userform');
});

  2. Create a view named userform.php and add a form:

    <h1>User Info</h1>
<?php $messages =  $errors->all('<pstyle="color:red">:message</p>') ?>
<?php
foreach ($messages as $msg)
{
    echo $msg;
}
?>
<?= Form::open() ?>
<?= Form::label('email', 'Email') ?>
<?= Form::text('email', Input::old('email')) ?>
<br>
<?= Form::label('username...

Creating a file uploader

There may be times when we'd like the user to upload a file to our server. This recipe shows how Laravel can handle file uploads through a web form.

Getting ready

To create a file uploader, we need a standard version of Laravel installed.

How to do it...

To complete this recipe, follow these steps:

  1. Create a route in our routes.php file to hold the form:

    Route::get('fileform', function()
{
    return View::make('fileform');
});

  2. Create the fileform.php View in our app/views directory:

    <h1>File Upload</h1>
<?= Form::open(array('files' => TRUE)) ?>
<?= Form::label('myfile', 'My File') ?>
<br>
<?= Form::file('myfile') ?>
<br>
<?= Form::submit('Send it!') ?>
<?= Form::close() ?>

  3. Create a route to upload and save the file:

    Route::post('fileform', function()
{
    $file = Input::file('myfile');
    $ext = $file->guessExtension();
    if ($file->move('files', 'newfilename.' . $ext))
    {
        return 'Success';
    ...

Validating a file upload

If we want to allow users to upload a file through our web form, we may want to restrict which kind of file they upload. Using Laravel's Validator class, we can check for a specific file type, and even limit the upload to a certain file size.

Getting ready

For this recipe, we need a standard Laravel installation, and an example file to test our upload.

How to do it...

Follow these steps to complete this recipe:

  1. Create a route for the form in our routes.php file:

    Route::get('fileform', function()
{
    return View::make('fileform');
});

  2. Create the form view:

    <h1>File Upload</h1>
<?php $messages =  $errors->all('<p style="color:red">:message</p>') ?>
<?php
foreach ($messages as $msg)
{
    echo $msg;
}
?>
<?= Form::open(array('files' => TRUE)) ?>
<?= Form::label('myfile', 'My File (Word or Text doc)') ?>
<br>
<?= Form::file('myfile') ?>
<br>
<?= Form::submit('Send it!') ?>
<?= Form::close() ?...

Creating a custom error message

Laravel has built-in error messages if a validation fails, but we may want to customize those messages to make our application unique. This recipe shows a few different ways to create custom error messages.

Getting ready

For this recipe, we just need a standard installation of Laravel.

How to do it...

To complete this recipe, follow these steps:

  1. Create a route in routes.php to hold the form:

    Route::get('myform', function()
{
    return View::make('myform');
});

  2. Create a view named myform.php and add a form:

    <h1>User Info</h1>
<?php $messages =  $errors->all
    ('<p style="color:red">:message</p>') ?>
<?php
foreach ($messages as $msg) 
{
    echo $msg;
}
?>
<?= Form::open() ?>
<?= Form::label('email', 'Email') ?>
<?= Form::text('email', Input::old('email')) ?>
<br>
<?= Form::label('username', 'Username') ?>
<?= Form::text('username', Input::old('username')) ?>
<br>
<?= Form::label...

Adding a honey pot to a form

A sad reality of the Web is that there are "spam bots" that search the web and look for forms to submit spam to. One way to help combat this is to use a technique called a honey pot. In this recipe, we'll create a custom validation to check for spam submissions.

Getting ready

For this recipe, we just need a standard Laravel installation.

How to do it...

To complete this recipe, follow these steps:

  1. Create a route in routes.php to hold our form:

    Route::get('myform', function()
{
    return View::make('myapp');
});

  2. Create a view in our app/view directory named as myform.php and add the form:

    <h1>User Info</h1>
<?php $messages =  $errors->all('<p style ="color:red">:message</p>') ?>
<?php
foreach ($messages as $msg)
{
    echo $msg;
}
?>
<?= Form::open() ?>
<?= Form::label('email', 'Email') ?>
<?= Form::text('email', Input::old('email')) ?>
<br>
<?= Form::label('username', 'Username') ?>
<?= Form::text...

Uploading an image using Redactor

There are a few different JavaScript libraries that can turn a form's text area into a WYSIWYG editor. Redactor is a newer library but is very well coded and has gained quite a bit of popularity in a short amount of time. For this recipe, we'll apply Redactor to our Laravel form, and create routes to allow for image uploads through Redactor.

Getting ready

We need to download a copy of Redactor from https://github.com/dybskiy/redactor-js/tree/master/redactor. Download redactor.min.js and save it to the public/js directory. Download redactor.css and save it to the public/css directory.

How to do it...

To complete this recipe, follow these steps:

  1. Create a route in our routes.php file to hold our form with the redactor field:

    Route::get('redactor', function() 
{
    return View::make('redactor');
});

  2. Create a view in our app/views directory and name it as redactor.php:

    <!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>Laravel and Redactor<...

Cropping an image with Jcrop

Image editing and manipulation can sometimes be a difficult thing to implement in our application. Using Laravel and the Jcrop JavaScript library, we can make the task much simpler.

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Getting ready

We need to download the Jcrop library from http://deepliquid.com/content/Jcrop_Download.html and unzip it. Put the file jquery.Jcrop.min.js into our public/js directory, and the jquery.Jcrop.min.css and Jcrop.gif files into our public/css directory. We'll use the Google CDN version of jQuery. We also need to make sure we have the GD library installed on our server, so we can do image manipulation. In our public directory, we'll need an images folder to store the images, and should...

Creating an autocomplete text input

On our web forms, there may be times when we want to have an autocomplete text field. This can be handy for populating common search terms or product names. Using the jQueryUI Autocomplete library along with Laravel, that becomes an easy task.

Getting ready

In this recipe, we'll be using the CDN versions of jQuery and jQueryUI; however, we could also download them and place them in our public/js directory, if we wanted to have them locally.

How to do it...

To complete this recipe, follow these steps:

  1. Create a route to hold our autocomplete form:

    Route::get('autocomplete', function()
{
    return View::make('autocomplete');
});

  2. Make a view in the app/views directory named autocomplete.php with our form's HTML and JavaScript:

    <!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>Laravel Autocomplete</title>
        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <link rel="stylesheet"href="//codeorigin.jquery.com/ui/1.10.2/themes/smoothness/jquery...

Making a CAPTCHA-style spam catcher

One way to combat "bots" that automatically fill in web forms is by using the CAPTCHA technique. This shows the user an image with some random letters; the user must fill in a text field with those letters. In this recipe, we will create a CAPTCHA image and verify that the user has entered it correctly.

Getting ready

We need a standard Laravel installation and make sure we have the GD2 library installed on our server, so we can create an image.

How to do it...

To complete this recipe, follow these steps:

  1. In our app directory, create a directory named libraries, and in our composer.json file, update it as follows:

    "autoload": {
    "classmap": [
        "app/commands",
        "app/controllers",
        "app/models",
        "app/database/migrations",
        "app/database/seeds",
        "app/tests/TestCase.php",
        "app/libraries"
    ]
},

  2. In our app/libraries directory, create a file named Captcha.php to hold our simple Captcha class:

    <?php
class Captcha...
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  • Install and set up a Laravel application and then deploy and integrate third parties in your application
  • Create a secure authentication system and build a RESTful API
  • Build your own Composer Package and incorporate JavaScript and AJAX methods into Laravel

Description

When creating a web application, there are many PHP frameworks from which to choose. Some are very easy to set up, and some have a much steeper learning curve. Laravel offers both paths. You can do a quick installation and have your app up-and-running in no time, or you can use Laravel's extensibility to create an advanced and fully-featured app.Laravel Application Development Cookbook provides you with working code examples for many of the common problems that web developers face. In the process, it will also allow both new and existing Laravel users to expand their knowledge of the framework.This book will walk you through all aspects of Laravel development. It begins with basic set up and installation procedures, and continues through more advanced use cases. You will also learn about all the helpful features that Laravel provides to make your development quick and easy. For more advanced needs, you will also see how to utilize Laravel's authentication features and how to create a RESTful API.In the Laravel Application Development Cookbook, you will learn everything you need to know about a great PHP framework, with working code that will get you up-and-running in no time.

Who is this book for?

The Laravel Application Development Cookbook is for PHP developers who are new to Laravel or development frameworks in general, as well as experienced Laravel developers looking to expand their knowledge. This book assumes that the reader has some familiarity with PHP.

What you will learn

  • Set up a virtual host and development environment in Apache
  • Set up a user authentication system
  • Use the RESTful controllers
  • Debug and profile your application
  • Store and retrieve content from the cloud
  • Use the Artisan command-line tool
  • Integrate JavaScript and jQuery into your Laravel app
  • Write unit tests for Laravel

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Table of Contents

11 Chapters
Setting Up and Installing Laravel Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Setting Up and Installing Laravel
Introduction
Installing Laravel as a git submodule
Setting up a virtual host and development environment in Apache
Creating "clean" URLs
Configuring Laravel
Using Laravel with Sublime Text 2
Setting up your IDE to autocomplete Laravel's namespaces
Using Autoloader to map a class name to its file
Creating advanced Autoloaders with namespaces and directories
Using Forms and Gathering Input Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Using Forms and Gathering Input
Introduction
Creating a simple form
Gathering form input to display on another page
Validating user input
Creating a file uploader
Validating a file upload
Creating a custom error message
Adding a honey pot to a form
Uploading an image using Redactor
Cropping an image with Jcrop
Creating an autocomplete text input
Making a CAPTCHA-style spam catcher
Authenticating Your Application Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Authenticating Your Application
Introduction
Setting up and configuring the Auth library
Creating an authentication system
Retrieving and updating user info after logging in
Restricting access to certain pages
Setting up OAuth with the HybridAuth package
Using OpenID for logins
Logging in using Facebook credentials
Logging in using Twitter credentials
Logging in using LinkedIn
Storing and Using Data Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Storing and Using Data
Introduction
Creating data tables using migrations and schemas
Querying using raw SQL statements
Querying using Fluent
Querying using Eloquent ORM
Using automatic validation in models
Using advanced Eloquent and relationships
Creating a CRUD system
Importing a CSV using Eloquent
Using RSS as a data source
Using attributes to change table column names
Using a non-Eloquent ORM in Laravel
Using Controllers and Routes for URLs and APIs Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Using Controllers and Routes for URLs and APIs
Introduction
Creating a basic controller
Creating a route using a closure
Creating a RESTful controller
Using advanced routing
Using a filter on the route
Using route groups
Building a RESTful API with routes
Using named routes
Using a subdomain in your route
Displaying Your Views Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Displaying Your Views
Introduction
Creating and using a basic view
Passing data into a view
Loading a view into another view/nested views
Adding assets
Creating a view using Blade
Using TWIG templates
Utilizing advanced Blade usage
Creating localization of content
Creating menus in Laravel
Integrating with Bootstrap
Using named views and view composers
Creating and Using Composer Packages Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Creating and Using Composer Packages
Introduction
Downloading and installing packages
Using the Generators package to set up an app
Creating a Composer package in Laravel
Adding your Composer package to Packagist
Adding a non-Packagist package to Composer
Creating a custom artisan command
Using Ajax and jQuery Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Using Ajax and jQuery
Introduction
Getting data from another page
Setting up a controller to return JSON data
Creating an Ajax search function
Creating and validating a user using Ajax
Filtering data based on checkbox selection
Making an Ajax newsletter sign-up box
Sending an e-mail using Laravel and jQuery
Creating a sortable table using jQuery and Laravel
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Using Security and Sessions Effectively
Introduction
Encrypting and decrypting data
Hashing passwords and other data
Using CSRF tokens and filters in forms
Using advanced validation in forms
Building a shopping cart
Using Redis to save sessions
Using basic sessions and cookies
Creating a secure API server
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Testing and Debugging Your App
Introduction
Setting up and configuring PHPUnit
Writing and running a test case
Using Mockery to test controllers
Writing acceptance tests using Codeception
Debugging and profiling your app
Deploying and Integrating Third-party Services into Your Application Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Deploying and Integrating Third-party Services into Your Application
Introduction
Creating a queue and using Artisan to run it
Deploying a Laravel app to Pagoda Box
Using the Stripe payment gateway with Laravel
Doing a GeoIP lookup and setting custom routing
Gathering e-mail addresses and using them with a third-party e-mail service
Storing and retrieving cloud content from Amazon S3

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This is the kind of book I wish was available 6 months ago when I encountered Laravel for the first time and started to experiment with it. For somebody starting development with Laravel and having no prior experience with the framework this book is a must, as the recipes included covers most of the stuff ranging from beginner to intermediate level and beyond, with whole chapters dealing with basics as installing and setting up, authentication, data storage and querying using ORM, ajax, security, testing and debugging. Although Laravel is a familiar framework, I decided to re-read the chapters on controllers, views, form handling and users authentication and to my surprise I picked up a whole bunch of new information in the process, the chapters on composer and particularly the one on ajax where welcomed as I was seeking similar info on the net... And the one thing I appreciate the most is to have all of the information in one bundle, as it makes the book a good reference to go back to.I'm really pleased with the outcome and I feel the author did a really great job and lastly I would wholeheartedly recommend this book to any developer wishing to use Laravel for his upcoming project.
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DJ Far Oct 31, 2014
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This a very well-written, easy to follow reference which serves exactly the purpose for which I bought it. It's not a basic primer on Laravel, but a how-to for specific tasks you always need to do with a framework. A very good collection of recipes.
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Manuel Ambulo Mar 22, 2015
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Excellent book
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リク丸 Mar 26, 2014
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Laravelの開発と基本、事例などがわかります。Laravel4のネット上のマニュアル&APIリファレンスなどとあわせて見るのに適していると思います。対象は、Laravel未経験者です。(ディープな内容は書いていないです)php経験は必要ですが他のフレームワーク経験がなくても読める本かと思いました。Laravelのクセなどがつかめます。(ネットマニュアル & 記事だけだと若干不安なので読んで見ました)一部で少し情報が古い点もありますが、最新のLaravel4開発でもほとんど通用すると思います。
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Gregory M. Sanders Dec 17, 2013
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Terry Matula’s Laravel Application Development Cookbook is a good resource for PHP developers who are familiar with MVC code frameworks and want to quickly get up to speed on Laravel. It’s especially valuable for developers like me who have heard about many time-saving dev tools (such as SublimeText2) but never had time to dig into them. This book is totally hands-on, which is great when you’re trying to get a working app up in a short time frame. This isn’t an MVC introduction -- If you haven’t worked with MVC frameworks before, this book might not confuse you, but it might leave you wondering why the code works the way it does.Laravel Application Development Cookbook embraces the reality that today’s dev tools work in integrated development environments, not as self-standing pieces of software. Specific tools used in the book include: Git (with Laravel installed as a submodule) for source control; Apache web server; Sublime Text and NetBeans IDE; Composer as a dependency package installer; OAuth (optionally) for user authorization; Fluent for query building; jQuery for AJAX and general UI functions; Bootstrap for dynamic styling and sizing; PHPUnit for unit testing. Due to the hands-on nature of the narrative, and its reliance on specific tools that integrate well with Laravel, this cookbook’s sample code might be awkward for devs who already have a favorite development toolkit and aren’t interested in adopting new pieces. But for me, this was a huge bonus: learn Laravel and simultaneously get a painless introduction to some good productivity tools. Laravel Application Development Cookbook also gives a good introduction to some of Laravel’s specialized built-in tools: Artisan command line; Eloquent ORM and Blade templating engine, for example.Most of the book’s chapters cover common situations such as creating a textbox with autocomplete, returning data as JSON, validating a user login and displaying nested views. There are also some niche use cases like reading RSS feeds as a data source.This book is well worth reading if you’re interested in trying out Laravel for the first time, or using it more effectively. Full disclosure: I received a free preview copy of this book. I jumped at the chance to preview this because Laravel has gotten good reviews and I needed a good book to get me started on it. I was definitely not disappointed.
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Terry Matula is a web developer and Laravel advocate based in Austin, TX. He's been a passionate computer enthusiast since he first played Oregon Trail on an Apple//e. He started programming in BASIC at a young age, making simple Scott Adams-like games on a Commodore Vic-20. Since then, he's worked as a developer using Flash/ActionScript, ASP.NET, PHP, and numerous PHP frameworks, with Laravel being his favorite by far. He blogs web development tips and tricks at his website http://terrymatula.com
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