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# Turso Quickstart (Laravel)

In this Laravel quickstart we will learn how to:

* Install the Turso Laravel adapter
* Configure Laravel to use Turso
* Create a model and migration
* Perform CRUD operations using Eloquent

<Steps>
  <Step title="Retrieve database credentials">
    You will need an existing database to continue. If you don't have one, [create one](/quickstart).

    <Snippet file="retrieve-database-credentials.mdx" />

    <Info>You will want to store these as environment variables.</Info>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Install">
    Install the package to your Laravel project using Composer:

    ```console  theme={null}
    composer require turso/libsql-laravel
    ```

    <Info>Make sure to enable FFI in your PHP configuration to use the Laravel adapter.</Info>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure">
    Choose your preferred setup and configure accordingly:

    <AccordionGroup>
      <Accordion title="Local only">
        Update your `config/database.php`:

        ```php  theme={null}
        return [
            "default" => env("DB_CONNECTION", "libsql"),

            "connections" => [
                "libsql" => [
                    "driver" => "libsql",
                    "database" => database_path("database.db"),
                ],
                // ...
            ],
        ];
        ```

        This will use a local SQLite file with the libSQL adapter.
      </Accordion>

      <Accordion title="Remote only">
        Update your `config/database.php`:

        ```php  theme={null}
        return [
            "default" => env("DB_CONNECTION", "libsql"),

            "connections" => [
                "libsql" => [
                    "driver" => "libsql",
                    "url" => env("TURSO_DATABASE_URL"),
                    "password" => env("TURSO_AUTH_TOKEN"),
                ],
                // ...
            ],
        ];
        ```

        Then add to your `.env` file:

        ```
        DB_CONNECTION=libsql
        TURSO_DATABASE_URL=libsql://...
        TURSO_AUTH_TOKEN=...
        ```
      </Accordion>

      <Accordion title="Embedded Replicas">
        Update your `config/database.php`:

        ```php  theme={null}
        return [
            "default" => env("DB_CONNECTION", "libsql"),

            "connections" => [
                "libsql" => [
                    "driver" => "libsql",
                    "database" => database_path("database.db"),
                    "url" => env("TURSO_DATABASE_URL"),
                    "password" => env("TURSO_AUTH_TOKEN"),
                    "sync_interval" => env("TURSO_SYNC_INTERVAL", 300),
                ],
                // ...
            ],
        ];
        ```

        Then add to your `.env` file:

        ```
        DB_CONNECTION=libsql
        TURSO_DATABASE_URL=libsql://...
        TURSO_AUTH_TOKEN=...
        TURSO_SYNC_INTERVAL=300
        ```

        <Info>The `sync_interval` is optional and defaults to 300 seconds (5 minutes).</Info>
      </Accordion>
    </AccordionGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a model and migration">
    Create a User model and migration:

    ```console  theme={null}
    php artisan make:model User -m
    ```

    Update the migration file:

    ```php  theme={null}
    public function up()
    {
        Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->id();
            $table->string('name');
            $table->string('email')->unique();
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run migrations">
    Apply the migration to create the users table:

    ```console  theme={null}
    php artisan migrate
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Execute CRUD operations">
    Now you can perform CRUD operations using Eloquent:

    <CodeGroup>
      ```php Create theme={null}
      use App\Models\User;

      $user = User::create([
          'name' => 'John Doe',
          'email' => 'john@example.com',
      ]);
      ```

      ```php Read theme={null}
      use App\Models\User;

      // Fetch all users
      $allUsers = User::all();

      // Find a specific user by ID
      $user = User::find(1);

      // Filter users
      $filteredUsers = User::where('name', 'John Doe')->get();
      ```

      ```php Update theme={null}
      use App\Models\User;

      // Update a single record
      $user = User::find(1);
      $user->name = 'Jane Doe';
      $user->save();

      // Update multiple records
      User::where('name', 'John Doe')->update(['name' => 'Jane Doe']);
      ```

      ```php Delete theme={null}
      use App\Models\User;

      // Delete a single record
      $user = User::find(1);
      $user->delete();

      // Delete multiple records
      User::where('name', 'Jane Doe')->delete();
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>
</Steps>