Laravel is a PHP framework developed with PHP developer productivity in mind. The framework also aims to evolve with the web and has already incorporated several new features and ideas in the web development world, such as job queues, API authentication out of the box, real-time communication, and much more. What are REST APIs? A
What are REST APIs? A REST API (also known as RESTful API) is an application programming interface (API or web API) that conforms to the constraints of REST architectural style and allows for interaction with RESTful web services. REST stands for representational state transfer. REST is a set of architectural constraints, not a protocol or
Laravel provides rich error-handling mechanisms but while working with APIs we need to get error responses into JSON data instead of error pages. While building a Laravel application for the web as well as APIs we need to place different logic for some endpoints while getting users, in the web we need to render a
While upgrading the functionality of the application sometimes we need to change the majority portion of logic. In common cases doesn’t affect web applications but for APIs, it can be tricky. Some users don’t choose to upgrade the application and they can face errors in using the same APIs. API versioning provides a way to
In today’s digital landscape, securing user authentication has become a top priority for web developers. One popular method to achieve this is JSON Web Token (JWT) authentication. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the implementation of JWT authentication in Laravel, a powerful PHP framework. By the end, you’ll have a solid understanding of
