What This Project Does

This is a starter template that shows you how to combine Laravel (a PHP web framework) with Vue (a JavaScript framework for building interactive user interfaces). In practical terms, it lets you build a modern, single-page web app where the frontend and backend work together seamlessly—your Vue app runs in the browser and talks to your Laravel backend for data and logic.

How It Works

The project splits your application into two parts. The "frontend" folder contains your Vue application—this is what users see and interact with in their browser. The Laravel app sits behind it, handling the heavy lifting like database queries, authentication, and business logic. When you're developing locally, the Vue development server runs on one port and proxies any backend requests to your Laravel server (served via Valet, a local development tool). When you build for production, Vue compiles everything into static files that Laravel then serves directly.

The key trick is that Laravel is configured to treat your entire app as a single page—no matter what URL the user visits, Laravel serves the same Vue application, which then handles routing and displaying the right content on the client side. This is why there's a catch-all route in Laravel that funnels everything to a single controller.

Who Would Use This

This setup appeals to developers and teams building interactive web applications where you want a modern, responsive frontend (Vue handles animations, real-time updates, and smooth navigation) paired with a robust backend (Laravel handles business logic, security, and databases). A concrete example: a project management tool where Vue provides the snappy dashboard interface and real-time notifications, while Laravel manages user accounts, stores tasks in a database, and enforces permission rules.

The README includes step-by-step instructions for setting this up from scratch, so even if you're starting a new Laravel project, you can follow along to integrate Vue CLI 3 properly. It's designed to be a reference implementation—showing the exact configuration needed to make these two frameworks play nicely together.