Laravel Basics
In which year was Laravel first released?"
2011
Name one advantage of using a framework for web development.
Increased productivity, improved maintainability, enhanced security, scalability, or reduced development costs.
What does MVC stand for?"
Model-View-Controller
What is the command to create a new Laravel project using Composer?
composer create-project laravel/laravel project-name
"What is Composer used for in Laravel?"
Dependency management
"Who created Laravel?"
Taylor Otwell
Why is Laravel considered scalable?"
It can handle millions of requests efficiently.
What is the role of the Model in MVC?
The Model handles the data and business logic of the application.
"How do you start a local development server in Laravel?"
php artisan serve
What does the term 'Artisan' refer to in Laravel?
A command-line interface that provides helpful commands for development
"Laravel was originally built on top of which other PHP framework?"
Symfony
True or False: Laravel is only for expert developers."
False (It is a progressive framework, easy for beginners and robust for experts.)
In MVC, which component is responsible for rendering HTML views?
The View
What is the purpose of the composer global require laravel/installer command?"
It installs the Laravel installer globally on the system.
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"True or False: Laravel is not open-source."
False (It is open-source)
How does Laravel help reduce development costs?"
By providing built-in tools and pre-made functionalities that save time and effort.
What is the benefit of separating business logic from presentation logic in MVC?"
It allows developers and designers to work on their areas independently, making code easier to maintain and modify.
What is the command to navigate to the Laravel project folder and start the development server?"
cd project-folder then php artisan serve
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"What is the primary goal of Laravel development?"
Laravel is known as a _____ framework, meaning it's suitable for both beginners and experienced developers.
Progressive
Explain what the Controller does in an MVC framework."
The Controller manages user requests, interacts with the Model, and sends data to the View.
Which command would you use to create a new Laravel project with the Laravel installer?"
laravel new project-name
Explain one major difference between Laravel 4 and Laravel 5.
Laravel 5 introduced a new folder structure and tools like Elixir (for asset compilation) and Scheduler (for task scheduling).