How to Install React in Laravel: A Step-by-Step Guide

How to Install React in Laravel: A Step-by-Step Guide

To install React in Laravel, you can follow these steps:

  1. Install Laravel. If you don't already have Laravel installed, you can install it using Composer:
composer global require laravel/installer

Once Laravel is installed, you can create a new Laravel project:

laravel new my-project
  1. Install the Laravel UI package. The Laravel UI package provides a quick and easy way to install React in Laravel. You can install it with Composer:
composer require laravel/ui
  1. Install React. Once you have installed the Laravel UI package, you can install React using npm:
php artisan ui:publish
  1. Update the app.js file. The app.js file is located in the resources/js directory. Open the file and add the following code to the top of the file:
import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
  1. Create a React component. Create a new file in the resources/js/components directory and name it Welcome.js. Add the following code to the file:
npm install react react-dom
  1. Publish the Laravel UI assets. To publish the Laravel UI assets, run the following command:
  2. import React from 'react';
    
    const Welcome = () => {
      return (
        <div>
          <h1>Welcome to Laravel with React!</h1>
        </div>
      );
    };
    
    export default Welcome;
    
    1. Update the app.js file again. Open the app.js file and add the following code to the bottom of the file:
    import Welcome from './components/Welcome';
    
    ReactDOM.render(<Welcome />, document.getElementById('root'));
    
    1. Start the Laravel development server. To start the Laravel development server, run the following command:
    php artisan serve
    

    Now, you can visit http://localhost:8000 in your web browser to see your React component.

    Creating a new React route in Laravel

    To create a new React route in Laravel, you can follow these steps:

    1. Open the routes/web.php file.
    2. Add the following route to the file:
    Route::get('/react', function () {
      return view('welcome');
    });
    

    This route will render the welcome.blade.php view, which is located in the resources/views directory.

    1. Open the welcome.blade.php file.
    2. Replace the existing content of the file with the following code:
    <html>
    <head>
      <title>Laravel with React!</title>
    </head>
    <body>
      <div id="root"></div>
    </body>
    </html>
    
    1. Start the Laravel development server.
    2. Visit http://localhost:8000/react in your web browser to see your React component.

    You can now continue to develop your React application in Laravel.


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