Laravel 8 maddhatter/laravel-fullcalendar Tutorial with Example

In this tutorial you will learn about the Laravel 8 maddhatter/laravel-fullcalendar Tutorial with Example and its application with practical example.

In this Laravel 8 maddhatter/laravel-fullcalendar Tutorial with Example I’ll show you how to install and use fullcalendar using maddhatter/laravel-fullcalendar package in laravel. In this tutorial you will learn to display events on the calendar using maddhatter/laravel-fullcalendar package in laravel 8. This tutorial you will also learn to show dynamic event, task or booking data on calendar using fullcalendar components in laravel 8. Fullcalendear package is mainly used appointment booking, event scheduling, task management application development in laravel.

Laravel 8 maddhatter/laravel-fullcalendar Tutorial with Example

In this step by step tutorial I will demonstrate you how to install and integrate fullcalendar components in laravel 8. Please follow instruction given below:

  • Step 1 – Install Laravel App
  • Step 2 – Connecting App to Database
  • Step 3 – Build Migration & Model
  • Step 4 – Install maddhatter/laravel-fullcalendar and Build Routes
  • Step 5 – Create Controller Using Artisan Command
  • Step 6 – Create Blade View
  • Step 7 – Run Development Server
  • Step 8 – Test This App

Step 1 – Install Laravel App

First of all we need to create a fresh laravel project, download and install Laravel 8 using the below command

Step 2 – Connecting App to Database

Now, lets create a MySQL database and connect it with laravel application. After creating database we need to set database credential in application’s .env file.

Step 3 – Build Migration & Model

Now, in this step we will create model and migration file. Please run the following command:

The above command will create a model name Book and also create a migration file for the Events table. Now go to database/migrations folder and open create_books_table.php file. Then put the following code into create_books_table.php file, as follow:

Now, go to app/models and open Book.php file and add the following code into it:


Now, run the migration to create database table using following artisan command:

Step 4 – Install maddhatter/laravel-fullcalendar and Build Routes

In this step, we will install maddhatter/laravel-fullcalendar Package via the composer dependency manager. Use the following command to install maddhatter/laravel-fullcalendar Package.

Now, open “config/app.php” file and register this package, as shown below:

Create Routes

After this, we need to define routes in “routes/web.php” file. Lets open “routes/web.php” file and add the following routes in it.

routes/web.php

Step 5 – Create Controller Using Artisan Command

Now, lets create a controller named FullCalendarController using command given below –

After successfully create controller, visit app/http/controllers directory and open FullCalendarController.php file.

Step 6 – Create Blade view

In this step we will create blade view file. Go to resources/views directory and create a blade view file named calendar.blade.php. And add the following code into it:

Step 7 – Run Development Server

Now we are ready to run our example so lets start the development server using following artisan command –

Now, open the following URL in browser to see the output –

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