I’m new to Laravel development and need help with project structure
I’ve been working on a Laravel 5.4 application and I want to create separate sections for my admin dashboard and the regular user frontend. Right now everything is mixed together and it’s getting messy.
I tried looking into different approaches but I’m getting confused about the best practice. Should I use different route groups? Maybe separate controllers? Or is there a better way to organize the code?
I want to make sure my admin area is completely separate from the user-facing part of the site. What would be the recommended approach for this kind of setup?
Any guidance or examples would be really helpful since I’m still learning the framework.
hey! what’s ur current setup like? are u thinking of separate logins for admins and regular users? also, what admin features do u need? more details would help me point u in the right direction.
Directory structure separation worked best for me. I split my controllers into separate admin and frontend folders, then used route prefixes to tell them apart. The trick was setting up two different middleware layers - one for regular users, another for admin verification. I also made separate view folders under resources/views/admin and resources/views/frontend. This kept everything organized and way easier to maintain. The middleware automatically handles who gets access where, so admin routes stay locked down while user routes remain open. You’ll probably want different layouts for each section too - admin panels need completely different styling and navigation than user interfaces.
route groups with middleware rly helps! set up a middleware for admin access n group ur admin routes under an ‘admin’ prefix. also consider placing admin controllers in a separate namespace - it ll keep things organized for sure!