Fresh Laravel App: Build a Blog with Laravel and Vue.js

Laravel is a popular PHP framework for web development, and Vue.js is a progressive JavaScript framework for building user interfaces. In this tutorial, we will show you how to build a blog using Laravel and Vue.js. Follow along to learn the basics of setting up a fresh Laravel app and integrating Vue.js to create a dynamic and interactive blog.

Setting up the Fresh Laravel App

To begin, make sure you have PHP and Composer installed on your system. Then, open your terminal and run the following command to create a new Laravel project:

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel blog

This command will download and install the latest version of Laravel along with all its dependencies. Once the installation is complete, navigate to the project directory using the cd command.

Integrating Vue.js

Vue.js can be easily integrated into a Laravel project using Laravel Mix, a simple and powerful asset compilation tool. To get started, install the Vue.js npm package by running the following command in your terminal:

npm install vue

Next, open the webpack.mix.js file located in the root directory of your Laravel project. You can use the mix.vue() method to compile Vue components. Here’s an example of how to set up Vue.js with Laravel Mix:

mix.js('resources/js/app.js', 'public/js')
.vue();

After making these changes, run the following command to compile your assets:

npm run dev

Creating the Blog with Laravel and Vue.js

With the project set up and Vue.js integrated, you can now start building the blog. Create a new database for your blog and update the database configuration in the .env file. Then, run the following commands to generate the necessary files for authentication and create a migration for the blog posts:

php artisan make:auth
php artisan make:migration create_posts_table --create=posts

After running these commands, you can migrate the database to create the posts table:

php artisan migrate

Finally, create the necessary routes, controllers, and Vue components to display and manage the blog posts. You can use Axios, a promise-based HTTP client, to make API requests from your Vue components to fetch and update blog posts. Ensure that you secure your API endpoints using Laravel Sanctum or another authentication mechanism to prevent unauthorized access to your data.

Conclusion

Building a blog with Laravel and Vue.js is a great way to learn the fundamentals of web development. By following this tutorial, you can set up a fresh Laravel app, integrate Vue.js, and create a fully functional blog with features such as authentication, database interactions, and dynamic user interfaces. Feel free to explore additional functionalities to enhance the blog and customize it to your needs.