PHP 8.4 + Laravel 13 Fundamentals & Classical Blade MVC
Modern PHP 8.4 language capabilities, Laravel 13 bootstrap, Eloquent, and Blade MVC
Master modern PHP and the latest Laravel framework standard. Dive deep into PHP 8.4 property hooks, asymmetric visibility, and modern DOM parsing; inspect Laravel 13 lightweight bootstrap; build complex Eloquent relationships across all 7 types; structure resilient Blade component layouts; and configure robust background queues with Laravel Horizon.
Course Prerequisites
- Foundational programming concepts (variables, loops, functions, basic SQL).
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What You Will Master
Curriculum Modules (5 Modules)
Explore the structured module breakdown, lesson outcomes, and practical lab exercises.
Module 1: Modern PHP 8.4 & OOP Foundations
5 Lessons • ~8.8 Study Hours (0.88 CEUs)Welcome to Module 1: Modern PHP 8.4 & OOP Foundations. In this section of the curriculum, learners dive deep into foundational and advanced principles designed for production application. This module covers: Master PHP 8.4 property hooks and asymmetric visibility — two of the most impactful language additions for writing clean, encapsulated Eloquent-friendly model code.; Use PHP 8.1–8.3 Enums, readonly properties, and named arguments to eliminate class constants, setter injection, and positional argument confusion in Laravel service classes.; Understand the PHP-FIG standards that underpin every Laravel project: PSR-1 (basic coding), PSR-4 (autoloading namespaces), and PSR-12 (extended coding style). Apply them using Laravel Pint..
PHP 8.4 New Features: Property Hooks & Asymmetric Visibility
Master PHP 8.4 property hooks and asymmetric visibility — two of the most impactful language additions for writing clean, encapsulated Eloquent-friendly model code.
Enums, Readonly Properties & Named Arguments
Use PHP 8.1–8.3 Enums, readonly properties, and named arguments to eliminate class constants, setter injection, and positional argument confusion in Laravel service classes.
PHP PSR Standards: PSR-1, PSR-4 & PSR-12
Understand the PHP-FIG standards that underpin every Laravel project: PSR-1 (basic coding), PSR-4 (autoloading namespaces), and PSR-12 (extended coding style). Apply them using Laravel Pint.
Composer Deep Dive: Packages, Scripts & Autoloading
Master Composer as a dependency manager and autoloader, including dev vs production dependencies, custom scripts, the post-autoload hooks Laravel uses, and how enterprise monorepos use path packages to share code across apps.
First-Class Callables, Fibers & Modern PHP Patterns
Explore PHP 8.1 Fibers (cooperative concurrency), first-class callable syntax, and intersection types — understanding how these language features underpin Laravel's async capabilities and Livewire's reactivity model.
Module 2: Laravel 13 Architecture & Configuration
5 Lessons • ~8.6 Study Hours (0.86 CEUs)Welcome to Module 2: Laravel 13 Architecture & Configuration. In this section of the curriculum, learners dive deep into foundational and advanced principles designed for production application. This module covers: Understand the Laravel 13 project skeleton, how the application bootstraps via bootstrap/app.php, and the key structural changes from Laravel 9 through 13 that affect how enterprise SaaS codebases are organized.; Master Laravel's IoC container, service providers, facades, and contracts — the dependency injection architecture that makes testable, loosely-coupled enterprise SaaS applications possible.; Master Laravel's layered configuration system — .env files, config/ files, the env() vs config() distinction, and how to structure multi-environment config for staging, production, and CI in an enterprise SaaS..
Laravel 13 Directory Structure & Application Bootstrap
Understand the Laravel 13 project skeleton, how the application bootstraps via bootstrap/app.php, and the key structural changes from Laravel 9 through 13 that affect how enterprise SaaS codebases are organized.
Service Container, Providers, Facades & Contracts
Master Laravel's IoC container, service providers, facades, and contracts — the dependency injection architecture that makes testable, loosely-coupled enterprise SaaS applications possible.
Configuration Management: Env, Config & Environments
Master Laravel's layered configuration system — .env files, config/ files, the env() vs config() distinction, and how to structure multi-environment config for staging, production, and CI in an enterprise SaaS.
Laravel Herd, Sail & Octane: Local & Production Environments
Set up local development with Laravel Herd (macOS) and Sail (Docker), and prepare for production with Laravel Octane using FrankenPHP — the approach used in Enterprise's production deployments.
Artisan CLI, Tinker & Custom Commands
Master the Artisan CLI for database operations, queue management, and custom sync commands — the same patterns used in Enterprise's scheduled availability sync and data migration commands.
Module 3: Database Engineering with Eloquent & PostgreSQL
5 Lessons • ~8.9 Study Hours (0.89 CEUs)Welcome to Module 3: Database Engineering with Eloquent & PostgreSQL. In this section of the curriculum, learners dive deep into foundational and advanced principles designed for production application. This module covers: Understand the critical differences between PostgreSQL and MySQL when used with Laravel's Eloquent ORM and migration system — including strict mode, JSONB, full-text search, and connection configuration.; Master Eloquent's advanced features — model casting, global scopes, local scopes, observers, and production patterns for large-scale enterprise model codebases.; Design production-grade migration strategies with per-module organization, factories with relationships, and a multi-layer seeding architecture — the architectural patterns used in enterprise multi-app ecosystems..
PostgreSQL vs MySQL in Laravel: Key Differences
Understand the critical differences between PostgreSQL and MySQL when used with Laravel's Eloquent ORM and migration system — including strict mode, JSONB, full-text search, and connection configuration.
Eloquent Deep Dive: Models, Casts, Scopes & Observers
Master Eloquent's advanced features — model casting, global scopes, local scopes, observers, and production patterns for large-scale enterprise model codebases.
Migrations, Factories & Seeders at Scale
Design production-grade migration strategies with per-module organization, factories with relationships, and a multi-layer seeding architecture — the architectural patterns used in enterprise multi-app ecosystems.
Eloquent Relationships: All 7 Types & Production Patterns
Master all seven Eloquent relationship types with production-tested enterprise examples — including cross-database relationships, pivot tables, and withoutGlobalScopes() patterns.
Query Builder, Raw SQL & PostgreSQL JSONB Queries
Use Laravel's Query Builder and raw SQL expressions for advanced PostgreSQL queries including JSONB path navigation, full-text search, window functions, and performance-critical reporting queries.
Module 4: Classical MVC & Blade Routing Patterns
5 Lessons • ~8.6 Study Hours (0.86 CEUs)Welcome to Module 4: Classical MVC & Blade Routing Patterns. In this section of the curriculum, learners dive deep into foundational and advanced principles designed for production application. This module covers: Master Laravel's routing system including route groups, middleware stacks, named routes, subdomain routing, and the multi-file route organization pattern used in large-scale enterprise Blade applications.; Build clean, testable controllers using Laravel's resource controller pattern, Form Request validation, and the BaseApiController pattern used across Enterprise's external and internal REST APIs.; Master Blade templating for enterprise multi-view applications, covering layouts, anonymous components, slot-based composition, directives, and scalable multi-folder view hierarchies in large-scale applications..
Laravel Routing: Web, API, Auth & Middleware Groups
Master Laravel's routing system including route groups, middleware stacks, named routes, subdomain routing, and the multi-file route organization pattern used in large-scale enterprise Blade applications.
Controllers: Resource, API & Form Requests
Build clean, testable controllers using Laravel's resource controller pattern, Form Request validation, and the BaseApiController pattern used across Enterprise's external and internal REST APIs.
Blade Templating: Layouts, Components & Directives
Master Blade templating for enterprise multi-view applications, covering layouts, anonymous components, slot-based composition, directives, and scalable multi-folder view hierarchies in large-scale applications.
File Uploads, Storage & Multi-Disk Configuration
Implement secure file upload handling with multi-disk storage (local, S3, DigitalOcean Spaces), private authenticated file serving, and the storage patterns used across Enterprise and Enterprise LegalTech Portal for documents and receipts.
Laravel Auth: Sanctum, Session Auth & Role Middleware
Implement Laravel authentication for both web (session-based) and API (Sanctum bearer tokens) contexts, with role-based middleware gates drawn from the Enterprise and Enterprise LegalTech Portal auth patterns.
Module 5: API, Jobs & Production Patterns
5 Lessons • ~8.8 Study Hours (0.88 CEUs)Welcome to Module 5: API, Jobs & Production Patterns. In this section of the curriculum, learners dive deep into foundational and advanced principles designed for production application. This module covers: Build RESTful APIs using Laravel's Route::apiResource, standardized JSON responses via BaseApiController, cursor and offset pagination, and API versioning — the patterns powering Enterprise's internal and external API layers.; Design and implement background jobs with Redis queues, job chaining, retries, and the Laravel Horizon dashboard — using Enterprise's PAYG billing jobs and sync commands as real-world references.; Implement decoupled event-driven architecture with Laravel events, listeners, and model observers — the patterns used in Enterprise for PAYG tracking, audit logging, and cross-app notifications..
REST API Design with apiResource, Pagination & Responses
Build RESTful APIs using Laravel's Route::apiResource, standardized JSON responses via BaseApiController, cursor and offset pagination, and API versioning — the patterns powering Enterprise's internal and external API layers.
Background Jobs, Queues & Laravel Horizon
Design and implement background jobs with Redis queues, job chaining, retries, and the Laravel Horizon dashboard — using Enterprise's PAYG billing jobs and sync commands as real-world references.
Events, Listeners & Observer Patterns
Implement decoupled event-driven architecture with Laravel events, listeners, and model observers — the patterns used in Enterprise for PAYG tracking, audit logging, and cross-app notifications.
Logging, Error Handling & Custom Exception Pages
Configure Laravel's structured logging with channels and context, build a global exception handler for API and web responses, and create custom error pages — the production error handling pattern from Enterprise.
Testing: PHPUnit, Feature Tests & Database Testing
Write comprehensive PHPUnit feature tests for Laravel controllers, API endpoints, and jobs — with database testing using RefreshDatabase, factories, and the testing patterns used in Enterprise's test suite.
Modern PHP, Laravel & SaaS Progression
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