Laravel Admin Panel Installation Tutorial

Introduction

• Presenter: Yamin
• Objective: Install an admin panel in a Laravel project easily
• Outcome: Display, edit, delete, or update data in the admin panel

Steps for Installation

1. Create Laravel Project

• Open Command Prompt (CMD)
• Run command to create a fresh Laravel project:

  laravel new lara_admin_panel
  

• Navigate to the project directory:

  cd lara_admin_panel
  

• Start the Laravel server:

  php artisan serve
  

2. Database and Migration

• Open another Command Prompt in the project directory
• Create and migrate tables:

  php artisan migrate
  

• The default database will be named lara_admin_panel
• Verify the database and migrated tables in phpMyAdmin

3. Install Laravel Package for Admin Panel

• Install Open Admin package:

  composer require open-admin-org/open-admin
  

• Publish vendor files:

  php artisan vendor:publish --provider="OpenAdmin\ServiceProvider"
  

• Run Admin installation command:

  php artisan admin:install
  

• Default admin login credentials:
  • Username: admin
  • Password: admin

4. Accessing Admin Panel

• Go to /admin in browser and login using admin credentials

5. Adding User Data

• Install Open Admin Helper for easier setup:

  composer require open-admin-ext/helpers
  php artisan admin:import helpers
  

• Refresh Admin Panel to see the new Helpers menu option
• Use Scaffold option to create tables, models, and controllers:
  • Example: Creating table students
  • Fill out fields: name, email, image
  • Submit and add the resource route to app/admin/routes.php

  Route::resource('students', 'StudentController');
  

6. Configure File Upload

• Modify config/filesystem.php:

  'admin' => [
      'driver' => 'local',
      'root' => public_path('uploads'),
      'url' => env('APP_URL').'/uploads',
      'visibility' => 'public',
  ],
  

• Set APP_URL in .env file to match the server URL

7. Manage and Display Data

• Refresh Admin Panel to see and manage student data
• Modify column display in StudentController.php to show images

  $grid->column('image')->display(function ($image) {
      return "<img src='/uploads/{$image}' width='50'/>";
  });
  

8. Create Controllers for Existing Tables

• Use Scaffold for existing tables (e.g., users)
  • Create only controller and menu (skip migration)

Conclusion

• Successfully installed and configured an Admin Panel using Laravel.
• Encouraged to ask questions or request specific tutorials in the comments.
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