Creating a basic controller

Model-View-Controller (MVC) patterns are very popular in PHP frameworks. In this recipe, we'll create a simple controller that extends another base controller.

Getting ready

To start, we just need a standard Laravel installation.

How to do it...

To complete this recipe, follow these steps:

1. In the app/controllers directory, create a file named UsersController.php and type the following code in to it:

   <?php
   class  UsersController extends BaseController {
   
     public function actionIndex()
     {
       return "This is a User Index page";
     }
   
     public function actionAbout()
     {
       return "This is a User About page";
     }
   }

2. Then, in the routes.php file, add the following lines:

   Route::get('users', 'UsersController@actionIndex');
   Route::get('users/about', 'UsersController@actionAbout');

3. Test the controller by going to http://your-server/users and http://your-server/users/about, where your-server is the URL to your app.

How it works...

In our User controller (and pretty much in any...