This How to describes how to implement AJAX into Laravel on the example of datatables

Step-by-step guide

Requirements:

Postman ( https://www.getpostman.com )
Route with disabled auth middleware (for development only!!)
Controller Method which returns JSON

1. Setup Route

First create a Route in Routes or BaseRoute

Code example for creating a new route

This is the generic Route for the Datatables plugin,to generate a route for every Index-controller.

We handle all requests in the BaseController and get the data from Model

Critical

Security: Please take care: if no middleware is specified, this means that there is no security checking. Normally 'auth:view' should be used!

2. Setup Controller Method

In your desired Controller Method, make sure to return Response::json instead ov view::

3. Setup Postman Postman

Go into Builder Tab and Select your HTTP Request Type, your Route to your controller method and a Content-type Key with Value application/json (your Window should look similar to the picture below)

How to setup postman

This is just a short Description. A real world example will be added

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