How to create a RESTful Resource Controller in Laravel 5.2, using Artisan command (PHP)

Question

I'm working with Laravel 5 and I would like to know how to generate a RESTful Resource Controller with all predefined methods using the Artisan command (PHP).

When I run php artisan make:controller LessonsController, it creates a controller, with no methods as shown below:

<?php namespace App\Http\Controllers;  use Illuminate\Http\Request; use App\Http\Requests;  class LessonsController extends Controller {   } 

What I want to create is a complete Laravel RESTful Resource Controller with all predefined methods as in: index(), create(), store(), show(), edit(), update() and destroy().

How can I achieve this?

Answer 1

For Laravel 5.2

php artisan make:controller NameofController --resource // It will create the controller with all methods. 

If Laravel < 5.2

php artisan make:controller NameofController // It will create the controller with all methods. 

and

php artisan make:controller NameofController --plain // It will create the controller without any method. 

Answer 2

Try getting help on the command

php artisan help make:controller 

If you see a --resource flag in the help options you are probably on 5.2 or newer and can add that flag to the command to get a resource controller.

php artisan make:controller --resource SomeResourceController 

For Laravel 5.0 and 5.1 the make:controller command would make a resource controller by default and the --plain option would make a plain controller.

Laravel 5.2 - Restful Resource Controllers - Default plain

Laravel 5.1 - Restful Resource Controllers - Default resource

Laravel 5.0 - Restful Resource Controllers - Default resource

Summary: from Laravel 5.2 onward the make:controller artisan command will create a plain controller by default.