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Write code for a blogging platform using Laravel: Users could create and publish blog posts, and you could add features such as comments and likes

Here is an example of how you could set up a blogging platform using Laravel:

Install Laravel and create a new project using the Laravel installer:
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composer create-project –prefer-dist laravel/laravel blog
Set up the database and configure your .env file with the necessary database credentials.

Create the Post model and migration:

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php artisan make:model Post -m
This will create a Post model in the app directory and a corresponding migration in the database/migrations directory. Open the migration file and add the necessary columns for your posts table. For example:

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public function up()
{
Schema::create(‘posts’, function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->id();
$table->string(‘title’);
$table->longText(‘body’);
$table->timestamps();
});
}
Run the migration to create the posts table in the database:
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php artisan migrate
Create the PostController to handle requests related to posts:
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php artisan make:controller PostController –resource
This will create a PostController in the app/Http/Controllers directory with basic CRUD (create, read, update, delete) methods.

Define routes for the posts resource in the routes/web.php file:
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Route::resource(‘posts’, ‘PostController’);
This will create routes for all the CRUD methods in the PostController.

Create the views for the posts resource. You can use Laravel’s blade templating engine to create the views. For example, you could create a posts directory in the resources/views directory and add the following views:
index.blade.php: displays a list of all the posts
create.blade.php: form for creating a new post
show.blade.php: displays a single post
edit.blade.php: form for editing an existing post
You can now create, read, update, and delete posts using the PostController and views.
To add comments and likes to the blogging platform, you could create a Comment model and migration and a Like model and migration to store the comments and likes in the database. You can then create controllers and views for handling these resources and add the necessary routes and logic to your application.

Write code for the controllers

Here is an example of how you could implement the PostController and CommentController for a blogging platform using Laravel:

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<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Post;
use App\Comment;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class PostController extends Controller
{
/**
* Display a listing of the resource.
*
* @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
*/
public function index()
{
$posts = Post::latest()->paginate(10);

    return view('posts.index', compact('posts'));
}

/**
 * Show the form for creating a new resource.
 *
 * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
 */
public function create()
{
    return view('posts.create');
}

/**
 * Store a newly created resource in storage.
 *
 * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
 * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
 */
public function store(Request $request)
{
    $request->validate([
        'title' => 'required|unique:posts|max:255',
        'body' => 'required',
    ]);

    $post = new Post();
    $post->title = $request->title;
    $post->body = $request->body;
    $post->save();

    return redirect()->route('posts.index')
                     ->with('success', 'Post created successfully');
}

/**
 * Display the specified resource.
 *
 * @param  \App\Post  $post
 * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
 */
public function show(Post $post)
{
    return view('posts.show', compact('post'));
}

/**
 * Show the form for editing the specified resource.
 *
 * @param  \App\Post  $post
 * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
 */
public function edit(Post $post)
{
    return view('posts.edit', compact('post'));
}

/**
 * Update the specified resource in storage.
 *
 * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
 * @param  \App\Post  $post
 * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
 */
public function update(Request $request, Post $post)
{
    $request->validate([
        'title' => 'required|unique:posts,title,' . $post->id . '|max:255',
        'body' => 'required',
    ]);

    $post->title = $request->title;
    $post->body = $request->body;
    $post->save();

    return redirect()->route('posts.index')
                     ->with('success', 'Post updated successfully');
}

/**
 * Remove the specified resource from storage.
 *
 * @param  \App\Post  $post
 * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
 */
public function destroy(Post $post)
{

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Here is the rest of the PostController code:

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public function destroy(Post $post)
{
$post->delete();

    return redirect()->route('posts.index')
                     ->with('success', 'Post deleted successfully');
}

}
And here is an example of how you could implement the CommentController:

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<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Post;
use App\Comment;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class CommentController extends Controller
{
/**
* Store a newly created resource in storage.
*
* @param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
* @param \App\Post $post
* @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
*/
public function store(Request $request, Post $post)
{
$request->validate([
‘body’ => ‘required’,
]);

    $comment = new Comment();
    $comment->body = $request->body;
    $comment->post()->associate($post);
    $comment->save();

    return redirect()->route('posts.show', $post->id)
                     ->with('success', 'Comment created successfully');
}

/**
 * Remove the specified resource from storage.
 *
 * @param  \App\Comment  $comment
 * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
 */
public function destroy(Comment $comment)
{
    $comment->delete();

    return redirect()->route('posts.show', $comment->post->id)
                     ->with('success', 'Comment deleted successfully');
}

}
Note that this is just one way to implement the controllers for a blogging platform using Laravel, and you may want to customize the code to suit your specific needs.

Write code for the likes controller

Here is an example of how you could implement the LikeController for a blogging platform using Laravel:

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<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Post;
use App\Like;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;

class LikeController extends Controller
{
/**
* Store a newly created resource in storage.
*
* @param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
* @param \App\Post $post
* @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
*/
public function store(Request $request, Post $post)
{
$like = Like::firstOrCreate([
‘user_id’ => Auth::id(),
‘post_id’ => $post->id,
]);

    return redirect()->route('posts.show', $post->id)
                     ->with('success', 'Like added successfully');
}

/**
 * Remove the specified resource from storage.
 *
 * @param  \App\Like  $like
 * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
 */
public function destroy(Like $like)
{
    $like->delete();

    return redirect()->route('posts.show', $like->post->id)
                     ->with('success', 'Like removed successfully');
}

}
In this example, the store method creates a new Like record for the authenticated user and the specified post, and the destroy method removes the like.

Note that this is just one way to implement the LikeController for a blogging platform using Laravel, and you may want to customize the code to suit your specific needs.

Write code for the blade files

Here is an example of how you could implement the blade files for a blogging platform using Laravel:

index.blade.php

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@extends(‘layouts.app’)

@section(‘content’)

All Posts

@if (session('success'))
    <div class="alert alert-success">
        {{ session('success') }}
    </div>
@endif

@foreach ($posts as $post)
    <h2>{{ $post->title }}</h2>
    <p>{{ $post->body }}</p>
    <a href="{{ route('posts.show', $post->id) }}">Read More</a>
    <hr>
@endforeach

{{ $posts->links() }}

@endsection
create.blade.php

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@extends(‘layouts.app’)

@section(‘content’)

Create a New Post

@if (count($errors) > 0)
    <div class="alert alert-danger">
        <ul>
            @foreach ($errors->all() as $error)
                <li>{{ $error }}</li>
            @endforeach
        </ul>
    </div>
@endif

<form action="{{ route('posts.store') }}" method="POST">
    @csrf

    <div class="form-group">
        <label for="title">Title</label>
        <input type="text" class="form-control" id="title" name="title" value="{{ old('title') }}">
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
        <label for="body">Body</label>
        <textarea class="form-control" id="body" name="body">{{ old('body') }}</textarea>
    </div>

    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Create Post</button>
</form>

@endsection
show.blade.php

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@extends(‘layouts.app’)

@section(‘content’)

{{ $post->title }}

{{ $post->body }}

@if (session('success'))
    <div class="alert alert-success">
        {{ session('success') }}
    </div>
@endif

<h2>Comments</h2>

@foreach ($post->comments as $comment)
    <p>{{ $comment->body }}</p>

    @if (Auth::check())
        <form action="{{ route('comments.destroy', $comment->id) }}" method="POST">
            @csrf
            @method('DELETE')

            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm">Delete</button>
        </form>
    @endif

    <hr>
@endforeach

@if (Auth::check())
    <form action="{{ route('comments.store', $post->id) }}" method="POST">
        @csrf

        <div class="form-group">
            <label for="body

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Here is the rest of the show.blade.php code:

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{{ old(‘body’) }}

    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Add Comment</button>
</form>
@else
    <p>Please <a href="{{ route('login') }}">login</a> to leave a comment.</p>
@endif

<h2>Likes</h2>

<p>{{ $post->likes->count() }} likes</p>

@if (Auth::check())
    @if ($post->isLikedBy(Auth::user()))
        <form action="{{ route('likes.destroy', $post->id) }}" method="POST">
            @csrf
            @method('DELETE')

            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm">Unlike</button>
        </form>
    @else
        <form action="{{ route('likes.store', $post->id) }}" method="POST">
            @csrf

            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Like</button>
        </form>
    @endif
@else
    <p>Please <a href="{{ route('login') }}">login</a> to like this post.</p>
@endif

@endsection
edit.blade.php

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@extends(‘layouts.app’)

@section(‘content’)

Edit Post

@if (count($errors) > 0)
    <div class="alert alert-danger">
        <ul>
            @foreach ($errors->all() as $error)
                <li>{{ $error }}</li>
            @endforeach
        </ul>
    </div>
@endif

<form action="{{ route('posts.update', $post->id) }}" method="POST">
    @csrf
    @method('PUT')

    <div class="form-group">
        <label for="title">Title</label>
        <input type="text" class="form-control" id="title" name="title" value="{{ $post->title }}">
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
        <label for="body">Body</label>
        <textarea class="form-control" id="body" name="body">{{ $post->body }}</textarea>
    </div>

    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Update Post</button>
</form>

@endsection
Note that this is just one way to implement the blade files for a blogging platform using Laravel, and you may want to customize the code to suit your specific needs.

Write code for the model files

Here is an example of how you could implement the model files for a blogging platform using Laravel:

Post.php

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<?php

namespace App;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Post extends Model
{
/**
* The attributes that are mass assignable.
*
* @var array
*/
protected $fillable = [
‘title’, ‘body’,
];

/**
 * Get the comments for the post.
 */
public function comments()
{
    return $this->hasMany(Comment::class);
}

/**
 * Get the likes for the post.
 */
public function likes()
{
    return $this->hasMany(Like::class);
}

/**
 * Check if the post has been liked by a user.
 *
 * @param \App\User $user
 * @return bool
 */
public function isLikedBy(User $user)
{
    return $this->likes->where('user_id', $user->id)->count() > 0;
}

}
Comment.php

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<?php

namespace App;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Comment extends Model
{
/**
* The attributes that are mass assignable.
*
* @var array
*/
protected $fillable = [
‘body’,
];

/**
 * Get the post that owns the comment.
 */
public function post()
{
    return $this->belongsTo(Post::class);
}

}
Like.php

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<?php

namespace App;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Like extends Model
{
/**
* The attributes that are mass assignable.
*
* @var array
*/
protected $fillable = [
‘user_id’, ‘post_id’,
];

/**
 * Get the post that owns the like.
 */
public function post()
{
    return $this->belongsTo(Post::class);
}

}
Note that this is just one way to implement the model files for a blogging platform using Laravel, and you may want to customize the code to suit your specific needs.

Write code for the route

Here is an example of how you could define the routes for a blogging platform using Laravel:

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<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;

Route::get(‘/’, ‘PostController@index’)->name(‘posts.index’);
Route::get(‘posts/create’, ‘PostController@create’)->name(‘posts.create’);
Route::post(‘posts’, ‘PostController@store’)->name(‘posts.store’);
Route::get(‘posts/{post}’, ‘PostController@show’)->name(‘posts.show’);
Route::get(‘posts/{post}/edit’, ‘PostController@edit’)->name(‘posts.edit’);
Route::put(‘posts/{post}’, ‘PostController@update’)->name(‘posts.update’);
Route::delete(‘posts/{post}’, ‘PostController@destroy’)->name(‘posts.destroy’);

Route::post(‘comments’, ‘CommentController@store’)->name(‘comments.store’);
Route::delete(‘comments/{comment}’, ‘CommentController@destroy’)->name(‘comments.destroy’);

Route::post(‘likes’, ‘LikeController@store’)->name(‘likes.store’);
Route::delete(‘likes/{like}’, ‘LikeController@destroy’)->name(‘likes.destroy’);
This code defines the following routes:

GET /: display a list of all posts
GET /posts/create: display a form to create a new post
POST /posts: store a new post in the database
GET /posts/{post}: display a specific post
GET /posts/{post}/edit: display a form to edit a specific post
PUT /posts/{post}: update a specific post in the database
DELETE /posts/{post}: delete a specific post from the database
POST /comments: store a new comment for a post
DELETE /comments/{comment}: delete a specific comment from the database
POST /likes: store a new like for a post
DELETE /likes/{like}: delete a specific like from the database
Note that this is just one way to define the routes for a blogging platform using Laravel, and you may want to customize the routes to suit your specific needs.

Write code for the database

To set up the database for a blogging platform using Laravel, you will need to create the necessary tables and columns. You can do this using Laravel’s database migrations.

Here is an example of how you could create the posts, comments, and likes tables using migrations:

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<?php

use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;

class CreatePostsTable extends Migration
{
/**
* Run the migrations.
*
* @return void
*/
public function up()
{
Schema::create(‘posts’, function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->id();
$table->string(‘title’);
$table->text(‘body’);
$table->timestamps();
});
}

/**
 * Reverse the migrations.
 *
 * @return void
 */
public function down()
{
    Schema::dropIfExists('posts');
}

}
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<?php

use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;

class CreateCommentsTable extends Migration
{
/**
* Run the migrations.
*
* @return void
*/
public function up()
{
Schema::create(‘comments’, function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->id();
$table->unsignedBigInteger(‘post_id’);
$table->text(‘body’);
$table->timestamps();

        $table->foreign('post_id')->references('id')->on('posts')->onDelete

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Here is the rest of the code for the CreateCommentsTable migration:

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->onDelete(‘cascade’);
});
}

/**
 * Reverse the migrations.
 *
 * @return void
 */
public function down()
{
    Schema::dropIfExists('comments');
}

}
And here is the code for the CreateLikesTable migration:

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<?php

use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;

class CreateLikesTable extends Migration
{
/**
* Run the migrations.
*
* @return void
*/
public function up()
{
Schema::create(‘likes’, function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->id();
$table->unsignedBigInteger(‘post_id’);
$table->unsignedBigInteger(‘user_id’);
$table->timestamps();

        $table->foreign('post_id')->references('id')->on('posts')->onDelete('cascade');
        $table->foreign('user_id')->references('id')->on('users')->onDelete('cascade');
    });
}

/**
 * Reverse the migrations.
 *
 * @return void
 */
public function down()
{
    Schema::dropIfExists('likes');
}

}
To create the tables in the database, you will need to run the migrations using the php artisan migrate command.

Note that this is just one way to set up the database for a blogging platform using Laravel, and you may want to customize the migrations to suit your

How to add rich text editor to form

To add a rich text editor to a form in Laravel, you can use a package like TinyMCE or CKEditor. Here is an example of how you can use TinyMCE with a Laravel form:

Install the TinyMCE package by running composer require tinymce/tinymce
Include the TinyMCE JavaScript library in your blade file:
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Initialize TinyMCE on the textarea element:
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tinymce.init({
selector: ‘textarea’,
});
In your blade file, replace the textarea element with a div element and give it a unique id:
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{{ old(‘body’) }}

Initialize TinyMCE on the div element:
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tinymce.init({
selector: ‘#body’,
});
When the form is submitted, you can get the content of the editor using the getContent method:
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document.querySelector(‘form’).addEventListener(‘submit’, function (event) {
event.preventDefault();

// Get the content of the editor
var content = tinymce.get(‘body’).getContent();

// Set the value of the textarea element to the content
document.querySelector(‘#body-input’).value = content;

// Submit the form
this

Add rich text editor to the forms

Here is an example of how you can add a rich text editor to the forms in a Laravel blogging platform using TinyMCE:

In your blade file, include the TinyMCE JavaScript library:
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Replace the textarea elements in the create.blade.php and edit.blade.php files with div elements and give them unique ids:
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{{ old(‘body’) }}

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{{ $post->body }}

Initialize TinyMCE on the div elements:
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tinymce.init({
selector: ‘#create-body’,
});

tinymce.init({
selector: ‘#edit-body’,
});
When the form is submitted, you can get the content of the editor using the getContent method and set the value of the hidden textarea element to the content:
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document.querySelector(‘form’).addEventListener(‘submit’, function (event) {
event.preventDefault();

// Get the content of the editor
var content = tinymce.get(‘create-body’).getContent();

// Set the value of the textarea element to the content
document.querySelector(‘#body-input’).value = content;

// Submit the form
this.submit();
});
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document.querySelector(‘form’).addEventListener(‘submit’, function (event) {
event.preventDefault();

// Get the content of the editor
var content = tinymce.get(‘edit-body’).getContent();

// Set the value of the textarea element to the content
document.querySelector(‘#body-input’).value = content;

// Submit the form
this.submit();
});
Note that this is just one way to add a rich text editor to the forms in a Laravel blogging platform using TinyMCE, and you may want to customize the code to suit your specific needs.

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