Routing in Laravel is a feature that sends user requests to the correct controller or closure (anonymous function).
Whenever a user types a URL in the browser, Laravel's routing system decides which code should be executed based on that URL.

📁 Where is Routing Defined?

Routing in Laravel is written inside:

• routes/web.php → for web pages (with session, cookies, etc.)
• routes/api.php → for API routes (stateless)

🔹 1. Basic Route

Route::get('/', function () {
    return view('welcome');
});

📝 Explanation:

Route::get() → Handles a GET request. You can also use post, put, or delete.

'/' → The URL path (homepage).

function() { ... } → An anonymous function that returns a view.

view('welcome') → Returns a Blade view (like an HTML file with Blade syntax).

💡 Note: Blade files are HTML-like files with a .blade.php extension that support Laravel features.

🔹 2. Route with Controller

First, import the controller (optional if using auto-discovery):

use App\Http\Controllers\HomeController;

Then define the route:

Route::get('/home', [HomeController::class, 'index']);

📝 Explanation:

This maps /home URL to the index() method in HomeController.

The controller method returns a view or handles business logic.

🔹 5. Named Route

Route::get('/dashboard', [DashboardController::class, 'index'])->name('dashboard');

📝 Explanation:

This route is named dashboard.

You can refer to it using route('dashboard') or in redirects.

💡 Named routes make your code cleaner and easier to maintain.

📘 Route Types