Introduction:
Event calendars are an essential component of many web applications, allowing users to schedule, manage, and view events easily. In this tutorial, we’ll walk through the process of creating an event calendar using Laravel 11, a popular PHP framework known for its simplicity and elegance. By following this guide, you’ll learn how to build a basic event calendar that you can customize and integrate into your Laravel applications.
Step 1:
Setting Up a New Laravel Project First, let’s create a new Laravel project. Open your terminal and run the following command:
laravel new event-calendar
This command will create a new Laravel project named “event-calendar”.
Step 2:
Database Configuration Next, we need to configure our database connection. Open the .env
file in your project root directory and set your database credentials:
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
DB_USERNAME=your_database_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password
Replace your_database_name
, your_database_username
, and your_database_password
with your actual database information.
Step 3:
Creating the Event Model and Migration Now, let’s create a migration and model for our events. Run the following commands in your terminal:
php artisan make:model Event -m
This command will generate a new model named “Event” along with a migration file. Open the migration file (database/migrations/create_events_table.php
) and define the schema for the events table:
Schema::create('events', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->id();
$table->string('title');
$table->dateTime('start_date');
$table->dateTime('end_date');
$table->timestamps();
});
Then, run the migration to create the events table in your database:
php artisan migrate
Step 4:
Building the Event Controller Next, let’s create a controller to handle our event-related logic. Run the following command:
php artisan make:controller EventController
This command will generate a new controller named “EventController”. Open the controller file (app/Http/Controllers/EventController.php
) and add the following methods:
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Models\Event;
class EventController extends Controller
{
public function index()
{
$events = Event::all();
return view('events.index', compact('events'));
}
public function create()
{
return view('events.create');
}
public function store(Request $request)
{
// Validation logic here
Event::create($request->all());
return redirect()->route('events.index')->with('success', 'Event created successfully.');
}
}
Step 5:
Creating Views for Event Calendar Now, let’s create the views for our event calendar. Inside the resources/views
directory, create two new directories named events
and layouts
. Inside the layouts
directory, create a new file named app.blade.php
and add the following content:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Event Calendar</title>
</head>
<body>
@yield('content')
</body>
</html>
Inside the events
directory, create two new files named index.blade.php
and create.blade.php
.
index.blade.php
:
@extends('layouts.app')
@section('content')
<h1>Event Calendar</h1>
<a href="{{ route('events.create') }}">Add Event</a>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Start Date</th>
<th>End Date</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
@foreach($events as $event)
<tr>
<td>{{ $event->title }}</td>
<td>{{ $event->start_date }}</td>
<td>{{ $event->end_date }}</td>
</tr>
@endforeach
</tbody>
</table>
@endsection
create.blade.php
:
@extends('layouts.app')
@section('content')
<h1>Add Event</h1>
<form method="POST" action="{{ route('events.store') }}">
@csrf
<div>
<label for="title">Title</label>
<input type="text" id="title" name="title" required>
</div>
<div>
<label for="start_date">Start Date</label>
<input type="datetime-local" id="start_date" name="start_date" required>
</div>
<div>
<label for="end_date">End Date</label>
<input type="datetime-local" id="end_date" name="end_date" required>
</div>
<button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>
@endsection
Step 6:
Defining Routes Lastly, let’s define routes for our event-related actions. Open the routes/web.php
file and add the following routes:
use App\Http\Controllers\EventController;
Route::get('/events', [EventController::class, 'index'])->name('events.index');
Route::get('/events/create', [EventController::class, 'create'])->name('events.create');
Route::post('/events', [EventController::class, 'store'])->name('events.store');
Step 7:
Testing Your Event Calendar Congratulations! You’ve successfully created a basic event calendar in Laravel 11. You can now run your Laravel development server by executing the following command in your terminal:
php artisan serve
Visit http://localhost:8000/events
in your web browser to view your event calendar and start adding events.
Conclusion:
In this tutorial, we’ve covered the process of creating an event calendar in Laravel 11 from scratch. By following these steps, you can build upon this foundation to add more advanced features and functionalities to your event calendar as needed for your Laravel applications. Happy coding!
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