Laravel Breeze starter kit - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Laravel Breeze Starter Kit Setup

📖 Scenario: You are building a simple Laravel web application that requires user authentication. To speed up development, you will set up Laravel Breeze, a minimal and simple starter kit for authentication.

🎯 Goal: Set up Laravel Breeze in a fresh Laravel project to enable user registration, login, and basic authentication views.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create a new Laravel project named laravel-breeze-app

Install Laravel Breeze package using Composer

Run Breeze installation command with Blade templates

Run migrations to create authentication tables

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Laravel Breeze is a quick way to add user login and registration features to a Laravel app, saving time on building authentication from scratch.

💼 Career

Many Laravel developer jobs require knowledge of authentication setup. Breeze is a common starter kit used in real projects.

1

Create a new Laravel project

Run the command composer create-project laravel/laravel laravel-breeze-app to create a new Laravel project named laravel-breeze-app.

Laravel

# Run the composer command to create the Laravel project
# Your code here

Hint

Use Composer to create a new Laravel project folder named laravel-breeze-app.

2

Install Laravel Breeze package

Inside the laravel-breeze-app directory, run composer require laravel/breeze --dev to install the Laravel Breeze package as a development dependency.

Laravel

composer create-project laravel/laravel laravel-breeze-app
# Run the command to install Laravel Breeze package
# Your code here

Hint

Use Composer to add the Breeze package only for development.

3

Run Breeze install command with Blade templates

Run the command php artisan breeze:install blade inside the laravel-breeze-app directory to install Breeze with Blade template views.

Laravel

composer create-project laravel/laravel laravel-breeze-app
cd laravel-breeze-app
composer require laravel/breeze --dev
# Run the Breeze install command with Blade
# Your code here

Hint

Use the Artisan command to install Breeze with Blade views.

4

Run migrations to create authentication tables

Run php artisan migrate inside the laravel-breeze-app directory to create the database tables needed for authentication.

Laravel

composer create-project laravel/laravel laravel-breeze-app
cd laravel-breeze-app
composer require laravel/breeze --dev
php artisan breeze:install blade
# Run the migrations
# Your code here

Hint

Run the Artisan migrate command to create the necessary tables for user authentication.

Practice

1. What is the main purpose of the Laravel Breeze starter kit?

easy

A. To quickly add simple user authentication features to a Laravel app

B. To provide a full e-commerce solution for Laravel

C. To manage database migrations automatically

D. To optimize Laravel app performance with caching

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand Laravel Breeze's role

   Laravel Breeze is designed to add basic user authentication quickly and simply.

2. Step 2: Compare options with Breeze's purpose

   Options B, C, and D describe features unrelated to Breeze's main goal.

3. Final Answer:

   To quickly add simple user authentication features to a Laravel app -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Laravel Breeze = simple auth starter kit [OK]

Hint: Remember Breeze = basic auth setup fast [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Confusing Breeze with full Laravel Jetstream features
• Thinking Breeze manages database or caching
• Assuming Breeze is for complex app logic

2. Which command correctly installs Laravel Breeze in a Laravel project?

easy

A. composer require laravel/breeze --dev

B. php artisan breeze:install

C. npm install laravel-breeze

D. php artisan make:breeze

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify the installation command

   Laravel Breeze is installed via Composer with the command composer require laravel/breeze --dev.

2. Step 2: Check other commands

   php artisan breeze:install is run after installation, not for installing. npm install is for frontend packages, and php artisan make:breeze is invalid.

3. Final Answer:

   composer require laravel/breeze --dev -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Install Breeze with Composer require [OK]

Hint: Install with Composer require laravel/breeze --dev [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using npm to install Breeze package
• Running artisan install before requiring package
• Typing incorrect artisan commands

3. Given the following code after installing Laravel Breeze, what will php artisan serve show when you visit /login URL?

Route::get('/login', function () {
    return view('auth.login');
});

medium

A. A blank page with no content

B. A 404 Not Found error

C. An error about missing route

D. A login form with email and password fields

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand the route definition

   The route returns the view named 'auth.login', which Breeze provides as a login form.

2. Step 2: Check expected output on /login

   Visiting /login will show the login form with email and password fields, not an error or blank page.

3. Final Answer:

   A login form with email and password fields -> Option D

4. Quick Check:

   /login route returns auth.login view = login form [OK]

Hint: Breeze provides auth.login view with login form [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Expecting 404 if route is defined
• Thinking Breeze does not provide views
• Confusing route errors with view errors

4. You installed Laravel Breeze and ran php artisan breeze:install, but after npm run dev the login page shows no styles. What is the likely cause?

medium

A. You must restart the Laravel server

B. You forgot to run npm install before npm run dev

C. You need to clear Laravel cache with php artisan cache:clear

D. You did not run php artisan migrate

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify the build process for frontend assets

   Laravel Breeze uses npm to build CSS and JS assets. Running npm run dev requires node modules installed first.

2. Step 2: Check missing styles cause

   If styles are missing, it usually means npm install was not run, so dependencies are missing and build fails silently.

3. Final Answer:

   You forgot to run npm install before npm run dev -> Option B

4. Quick Check:

   Missing styles = forgot npm install [OK]

Hint: Always run npm install before npm run dev [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Running npm run dev without installing packages
• Thinking migrations affect CSS styles
• Restarting server without fixing frontend build

5. You want to customize the Laravel Breeze registration form to add a username field. Which steps should you follow to do this correctly?

hard

A. Only add username input in the Blade view; Breeze handles validation automatically

B. Add username input in Blade view and update routes/web.php to accept username

C. Add username input in resources/views/auth/register.blade.php, update validation in RegisterUserController, and add username column in users table migration

D. Add username input in Blade view and run php artisan breeze:install again

Solution

1. Step 1: Modify the registration form view

   Add the username input field in the Blade template at resources/views/auth/register.blade.php.

2. Step 2: Update backend validation and database

   Update the controller handling registration to validate username and add a username column in the users table migration.

3. Final Answer:

   Add username input in resources/views/auth/register.blade.php, update validation in RegisterUserController, and add username column in users table migration -> Option C

4. Quick Check:

   Customize form + validation + DB = Add username input in resources/views/auth/register.blade.php, update validation in RegisterUserController, and add username column in users table migration [OK]

Hint: Change view, validation, and DB for new form fields [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Only changing the view without backend updates
• Rerunning breeze install instead of manual changes
• Forgetting to update database schema