🌐 Laravel MVC Contact App

A simple and beautiful Laravel web application built using the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern.
This project demonstrates clean routing, Blade templates, and form handling with database storage.

🚀 Features

• 🏠 Home, ℹ️ About, and 📩 Contact pages
• 🎨 Beautiful modern UI with gradient design
• 🧭 Follows Laravel MVC architecture
• 🗄 Contact form with validation and database storage
• ⚡ Flash messages for success and validation errors
• 💾 Data stored using Eloquent ORM (Message model)

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Framework: Laravel 11+
• Language: PHP 8+
• Database: MySQL
• Frontend: Blade, HTML5, CSS3 (custom)
• Icons: Material Design Icons (MDI)

📂 Folder Structure

simpleApp/ │ ├── app/ │ ├── Http/ │ │ └── Controllers/ │ │ ├── PageController.php │ │ └── ContactController.php │ ├── Models/ │ └── Message.php │ ├── database/ │ └── migrations/ │ └── create_messages_table.php │ ├── resources/ │ └── views/ │ ├── home.blade.php │ ├── about.blade.php │ └── contact.blade.php │ ├── routes/ │ └── web.php │ └── .env.example

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⚙️ Setup Instructions

1️⃣ Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/laravel-mvc-contact-app.git cd laravel-mvc-contact-app 2️⃣ Install Dependencies bash Copy code composer install 3️⃣ Setup Environment Copy .env.example to .env and update database info:

cp .env.example .env php artisan key:generate Edit .env:

DB_CONNECTION=mysql DB_HOST=127.0.0.1 DB_PORT=3306 DB_DATABASE=laravel_mvc_app DB_USERNAME=root DB_PASSWORD= 4️⃣ Run Migrations

php artisan migrate 5️⃣ Start the Server

php artisan serve Visit the app at 👉 http://127.0.0.1:8000

💬 Contact Form Functionality Submits data via POST /contact

Validates inputs (name, email, message)

Stores in messages table

Displays success message after submission

Shows validation errors if inputs are invalid

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🧑‍💻 Author Muhammad Sohail 📍 Rawalpindi, Pakistan 📧 sohailqureshii369@gmail.com 🔗 LinkedIn