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Laravel 4.2 is the previous version of the open-source PHP web development MVC framework created by Taylor Otwell. Laravel helps you create applications using simple, expressive syntax.

Laravel 4.2 is the previous version of the open-source for web development created by Taylor Otwell. Laravel helps you create applications using simple, expressive syntax.

New Features Overview

  • All pieces have been decoupled into independent components, collectively called Illuminate
  • integration
  • Driver-based view system
  • Better integration with cloud storage
  • collections

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See also the tag for general laravel based questions, from past versions.

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How can I remove a package from Laravel using PHP Composer?

What is the correct way to remove a package from Laravel using PHP Composer? So far I've tried: Remove declaration from file composer.json (in the "require" section) Remove any class aliases from file app.php Remove any references to the package…
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Rollback one specific migration in Laravel

I want to rollback only : Rolled back: 2015_05_15_195423_alter_table_web_directories I run php artisan migrate:rollback, 3 of my migration are rolling back. Rolled back: 2015_05_15_195423_alter_table_web_directories Rolled back:…
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Laravel requires the Mcrypt PHP extension

I am trying to use the migrate function in Laravel 4 on OSX. However, I am getting the following error: Laravel requires the Mcrypt PHP extension. As far as I understand, it's already enabled (see the image below). What is wrong, and how can I fix…
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Could not open input file: artisan

When trying to create a new laravel project, The following error appears on the CLI: Could not open input file: artisan Script php artisan clear-compiled handling the post-install-cmd event returned with an error I am using the latest version of…
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Eloquent Collection: Counting and Detect Empty

This may be a trivial question but I am wondering if Laravel recommends a certain way to check whether an Eloquent collection returned from $result = Model::where(...)->get() is empty, as well as counting the number of elements. We are currently…
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How to Get the Current URL Inside @if Statement (Blade) in Laravel 4?

I am using Laravel 4. I would like to access the current URL inside an @if condition in a view using the Laravel's Blade templating engine but I don't know how to do it. I know that it can be done using something like …
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Laravel Eloquent: Ordering results of all()

I'm stuck on a simple task. I just need to order results coming from this call $results = Project::all(); Where Project is a model. I've tried this $results = Project::all()->orderBy("name"); But it didn't work. Which is the better way to obtain…
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Laravel 4: how to "order by" using Eloquent ORM

Simple question - how do I order by 'id' descending in Laravel 4. The relevant part of my controller looks like this: $posts = $this->post->all() As I understand you use this line: ->orderBy('id', 'DESC'); But how does that fit in with my above…
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Migration: Cannot add foreign key constraint

I'm trying to create foreign keys in Laravel however when I migrate my table using artisan i am thrown the following error: [Illuminate\Database\QueryException] SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 1215 Cannot add foreign key constraint (SQL : alter…
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How Can I Set the Default Value of a Timestamp Column to the Current Timestamp with Laravel Migrations?

I would like to make a timestamp column with a default value of CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP using the Laravel Schema Builder/Migrations. I have gone through the Laravel documentation several times, and I don't see how I can make…
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Laravel Redirect Back with() Message

I am trying to redirect to the previous page with a message when there is a fatal error. App::fatal(function($exception) { return Redirect::back()->with('msg', 'The Message'); } In the view trying to access the msg with…
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Laravel redirect back to original destination after login

This seems like a pretty basic flow, and Laravel has so many nice solutions for basic things, I feel like I'm missing something. A user clicks a link that requires authentication. Laravel's auth filter kicks in and routes them to a login page. …
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Laravel Eloquent "WHERE NOT IN"

I'm having trouble to write query in laravel eloquent ORM. my query is SELECT book_name,dt_of_pub,pub_lang,no_page,book_price FROM book_mast WHERE book_price NOT IN (100,200); Now I want to convert this query into laravel eloquent.
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schema builder laravel migrations unique on two columns

How can I set a unique constraints on two columns? class MyModel extends Migration { public function up() { Schema::create('storage_trackers', function(Blueprint $table) { $table->increments('id'); $table->string('mytext'); …
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Set port for php artisan.php serve

How do we set a custom port for test server? Normally when we do php artisan serve the folder gets served as : localhost:8000 How do could we access one folder as: localhost:8080 I want to access two different development sites on my localhost.
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