Laravel

PHP web framework with expressive syntax and batteries-included architecture. Delivers routing, Eloquent ORM, queues, authentication, and migrations out of the box so teams can ship APIs and full-stack apps without reinventing common patterns.

Trusted by millions of developers and used by teams at Harvard Art Museums, Fathom Analytics, and Bacancy. Laravel stands out among PHP frameworks by being opinionated on structure and conventions, reducing boilerplate compared to Symfony while offering a richer feature set than lighter options like CodeIgniter. The ecosystem spans 30+ official packages and meetups in over 34 countries.

Key features:

• Eloquent ORM with relationships, migrations, and query builder
• Built-in queues, task scheduling, and job processing
• Blade templating, Livewire for reactive components, and Inertia with React, Vue, or Svelte
• Authentication scaffolding, API tokens via Sanctum, and OAuth via Socialite
• Testing utilities, Artisan CLI, and cloud deployment options

Teams use Laravel to build REST APIs, SaaS products, and internal tools. Developers benefit from first-party support for Redis, broadcasting, file storage, and mail, plus Laravel Sail for containerized local development.