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Planning to develop a web application or website bottom-up? Well, that could be time-consuming but with the right framework by your side, it could be a task well worth your time. There are several ways to build your web application. If you\u2019re not much of a coder and are developing a simple e-commerce website then WordPress CMS<\/a> is the way forward. However, if you expect high-traffic and your website is complicated then a web framework is the best way to proceed. Laravel is one such framework, and we will be looking at it closely. <\/p>\n

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In this Laravel tutorial for beginners, we will understand what Laravel is, the advantages, and if you should invest in this software framework. <\/p>\n

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So, without further ado let us start.<\/p>\n

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What is Laravel? <\/h3>\n

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Laravel<\/a> is an open-source server-side PHP framework used to develop web applications. It was developed by Taylor Otwell and launched in 2011, as an alternative to CodeIgniter and has grown by leaps and bounds. Laravel is built on the Model View Controller (MVC) architecture, offering simplicity, security and authentication when building web apps. The latest version of Laravel, Laravel 8, was released on September 8, 2020. Currently, only three versions of Laravel are officially maintained viz. Laravel 7 and 6 LTS*.<\/p>\n

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*LTS stands for Long-term support <\/em><\/p>\n

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Why Choose Laravel?<\/h3>\n

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With multiple PHP<\/a> frameworks available in the market today, what makes Laravel a popular choice? Before we head on to explore the benefits it offers to web developers, let us first take a look at the usage statistics of Laravel. <\/p>\n

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As per the research conducted by BuiltWith<\/a> website profiler, there are currently over 5,00,000+ websites on the web that are built using the Laravel framework.  The image above measures the number of websites built using Laravel against website traffic.  1.78% of websites built using Laravel receive almost 1 million visitors, followed by 2.19% for 100K visitors and 3.31% for 10K visitors. <\/p>\n

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Apart from this, Kinsta<\/a> performed several PHP benchmarking tests and found that Laravel was one of the fastest frameworks.<\/p>\n

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Clearly, this establishes that Laravel is one of the popular choices for web developers. But, what makes it so popular? <\/p>\n

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Advantages of Laravel<\/h3>\n

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Listed below are some of the key advantages of Laravel for developers:<\/p>\n

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