LARAVEL - installation, structure, MVC

• Install Composer Packet Manager

• Create new Laravel project:

  composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel^7.0 < project-name >

Project structure

1. /app => contains models in root and controllers under /controllers

2. /config => configuration file, array and objects static data:

	/config/numbers.php
	
	```
	<?php
	
	return [
		"one",
		"two",
		"three",
		...
	]
	
	?>
	```
	
	Retrieve data:
	
	```
	<?php
		$data = config('numbers')
	?>
	```

3. /database => DB files, DB migrations, DB seeds

3. /public => .htaccess, index.php public page, favicon ...

4. /resources => JS, CSS-SASS, views/BLADE TEMPLATES

5. /routes => web.php laravel router, api.php for API calls

6. .env => DB connection and PHP enviroment variables

7. composer.json, package.json => packet manager dependencies

CONCEPTS

MVC - Model View Controller

1. Model => retrievement and manipulation of data
2. View => represent any output
3. Controller => is the bidirectional middleware between Model and View: the brain.