What is Eloquent?

Eloquent is Laravel's Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) system. It allows you to interact with your database using PHP classes and objects.

Key Features:

• Simplifies database interactions
• Defines database tables as PHP classes (models)
• Supports CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete)
• Defines relationships between tables

Basic Example:

Let's say we have a jobs table in your database. With Eloquent, you can create a Job model to interact with that table:

// app/Models/Job.php

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Job extends Model
{
    protected $table = 'job_listings';
protected $fillable = ['title' , 'salary'];
}

That's it! We can now use the Job model to perform database operations, like creating a new job.
Eloquent provides a simple and elegant way to work with your database in Laravel.