Laravel 11 CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete)

Step 1: Install Laravel

If you haven’t already, create a new Laravel 11 project:

composer create-project laravel/laravel customer-crud

Step 2: Create the Customer Model and Migration

Generate a model with a migration:

php artisan make:model Customer -m

This command creates:

1. A model file at app/Models/Customer.php
2. A migration file in the database/migrations folder

Step 3: Define Fields in the Migration

Open the generated migration file in database/migrations and define the fields:

public function up()
{
    Schema::create('customers', function (Blueprint $table) {
        $table->id();
        $table->string('fname');
        $table->string('lname');
        $table->string('name')->nullable();
        $table->string('email')->unique();
        $table->timestamps();
    });
}

Run the migration to create the customers table:

php artisan migrate

Step 4: Set Up the Model

In the Customer model file app/Models/Customer.php, define the fillable fields:

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Customer extends Model
{
    use HasFactory;

    protected $fillable = [
        'fname',
        'lname',
        'name',
        'email',
    ];
}

Step 5: Create a Controller

Generate a controller to handle the CRUD operations:

php artisan make:controller CustomerController --resource

This command creates a CustomerController with resource methods. Open app/Http/Controllers/CustomerController.php and implement CRUD functionality:

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Models\Customer;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class CustomerController extends Controller
{
    public function index()
    {
        $customers = Customer::all();
        return view('customers.index', compact('customers'));
    }

    public function create()
    {
        return view('customers.create');
    }

    public function store(Request $request)
    {
        $request->validate([
            'fname' => 'required|string|max:255',
            'lname' => 'required|string|max:255',
            'email' => 'required|email|unique:customers,email',
        ]);

        Customer::create($request->all());

        return redirect()->route('customers.index')->with('success', 'Customer created successfully.');
    }

    public function show(Customer $customer)
    {
        return view('customers.show', compact('customer'));
    }

    public function edit(Customer $customer)
    {
        return view('customers.edit', compact('customer'));
    }

    public function update(Request $request, Customer $customer)
    {
        $request->validate([
            'fname' => 'required|string|max:255',
            'lname' => 'required|string|max:255',
            'email' => 'required|email|unique:customers,email,' . $customer->id,
        ]);

        $customer->update($request->all());

        return redirect()->route('customers.index')->with('success', 'Customer updated successfully.');
    }

    public function destroy(Customer $customer)
    {
        $customer->delete();

        return redirect()->route('customers.index')->with('success', 'Customer deleted successfully.');
    }
}

Step 6: Set Up Routes

Open routes/web.php and define resource routes for the customer:

use App\Http\Controllers\CustomerController;

Route::resource('customers', CustomerController::class);

Step 7: Create Blade Views

1. resources/views/customers/index.blade.php

@extends('layouts.app')

@section('content')
    <h1>Customers</h1>
    <a href="{{ route('customers.create') }}">Add New Customer</a>

    <table>
        <tr>
            <th>First Name</th>
            <th>Last Name</th>
            <th>Email</th>
            <th>Actions</th>
        </tr>
        @foreach ($customers as $customer)
            <tr>
                <td>{{ $customer->fname }}</td>
                <td>{{ $customer->lname }}</td>
                <td>{{ $customer->email }}</td>
                <td>
                    <a href="{{ route('customers.show', $customer) }}">Show</a>
                    <a href="{{ route('customers.edit', $customer) }}">Edit</a>
                    <form action="{{ route('customers.destroy', $customer) }}" method="POST" style="display:inline;">
                        @csrf
                        @method('DELETE')
                        <button type="submit">Delete</button>
                    </form>
                </td>
            </tr>
        @endforeach
    </table>
@endsection

2. resources/views/customers/create.blade.php

@extends('layouts.app')

@section('content')
    <h1>Add Customer</h1>

    <form action="{{ route('customers.store') }}" method="POST">
        @csrf
        <label>First Name:</label>
        <input type="text" name="fname" required>
        <label>Last Name:</label>
        <input type="text" name="lname" required>
        <label>Email:</label>
        <input type="email" name="email" required>
        <button type="submit">Save</button>
    </form>
@endsection

3. resources/views/customers/edit.blade.php

@extends('layouts.app')

@section('content')
    <h1>Edit Customer</h1>

    <form action="{{ route('customers.update', $customer) }}" method="POST">
        @csrf
        @method('PUT')
        <label>First Name:</label>
        <input type="text" name="fname" value="{{ $customer->fname }}" required>
        <label>Last Name:</label>
        <input type="text" name="lname" value="{{ $customer->lname }}" required>
        <label>Email:</label>
        <input type="email" name="email" value="{{ $customer->email }}" required>
        <button type="submit">Update</button>
    </form>
@endsection

Step 8: Set Up Layouts

Add a layouts/app.blade.php file to structure the page, with a @yield('content') placeholder for content.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Customer CRUD</title>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="container">
        @yield('content')
    </div>
</body>
</html>

Step 9: Run the Application

Run the development server:

php artisan serve

Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/customers to manage customers with CRUD operations. This simple Laravel 11 CRUD app provides all the essential features for managing customer data!