How do I use controllers in Laravel?

How do I use controllers in Laravel?

In Laravel, controllers are used to group related request handling logic. You can create a controller using the artisan command: php artisan make:controller YourControllerName.

What are the benefits of using controllers?

Controllers help organize your code, making it easier to manage and maintain. They also promote the MVC architecture by separating business logic from presentation.

Can you show me an example of a simple controller?

Sure! Here's a simple example:

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class ExampleController extends Controller
{
    public function index()
    {
        return view('example.index');
    }
}

This controller has an index method that returns a view.

How do I route to this controller?

You can define a route in your web.php file like this:

Route::get('/example', [ExampleController::class, 'index']);

This will route GET requests to the index method of ExampleController.