CRUD in Laravel + Inertia.js (Part 1)

When building modern web applications, the ability to perform CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete) is essential. Laravel is a popular PHP framework for building web applications, and Inertia.js is a powerful tool for building modern, dynamic, and reactive front-end applications. In this series, we will explore how to implement CRUD operations in a Laravel application using Inertia.js.

Setting Up the Project

Before we dive into implementing CRUD operations, we need to set up a Laravel application with Inertia.js. If you don’t already have a Laravel application, you can create one using the following command:

composer create-project -–prefer-dist laravel/laravel your-app-name

Once you have the Laravel application set up, you can install and configure Inertia.js by following the official documentation at https://inertiajs.com.

Creating the Database

Next, we need to create a database table to store the data for our CRUD operations. We can create a migration using the following command:

php artisan make:migration create_items_table --create=items

In the migration file, we can define the schema for our database table. For example:

Schema::create('items', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->id();
    $table->string('name');
    $table->text('description')->nullable();
    $table->timestamps();
});

Once the migration is defined, we can run the migration to create the database table:

php artisan migrate

Our database is now set up, and we are ready to start implementing CRUD operations in our Laravel application using Inertia.js. Stay tuned for Part 2 of this series, where we will cover the Create and Read operations.