Installing Bootstrap Auth Scaffolding in Laravel: A Step-by-Step Guide
Bootstrap Auth Scaffolding in Laravel is a fantastic tool that simplifies the process of giving your Laravel application a polished and professional appearance. Laravel already offers a robust authentication system, but sometimes you want to take it a step further by enhancing the user interface. With Bootstrap Auth Scaffolding, you can effortlessly integrate the sleek and responsive design elements of Bootstrap into your authentication views. This means your login, registration, and password reset pages, among others, will not only function flawlessly but also look fantastic. It's a straightforward way to improve the user experience and give your Laravel application a modern and stylish edge, all with minimal coding effort.
To start, let's get a fresh Laravel application by running the following command in your terminal or command prompt:
composer create-project laravel/laravel laravel-app
After all the packages have been downloaded, navigate to your project folder and execute the following command to install the Laravel UI package.
composer require laravel/ui
Next, to create auth scaffolding with Bootstrap, you'll need to install the Laravel UI package. Run the following command:
php artisan ui bootstrap --auth
Now, let's run the command below to install npm, which will generate the necessary CSS and JavaScript files.
npm install && npm run dev
Make sure to update your .env file with your database details and run migration command.
php artisan migrate
With all the necessary steps completed, now simply type the command provided below and press 'Enter' to run your Laravel app.
php artisan serve
To access your Laravel app, simply open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8000
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