Laravel Eloquent

Laravel Eloquent is an Object-Relational Mapper (ORM) seamlessly integrated within the Laravel PHP framework. It offers an elegant, Active Record implementation that allows developers to interact with their database using object-oriented models rather than raw SQL. This approach aims to simplify…

Key facts

First appeared: 2011
Category: technology
Problem solved: Eloquent was created to address the verbosity, error-proneness, and maintenance overhead associated with direct SQL queries and low-level database abstraction layers in PHP. It provides a more intuitive, object-oriented interface for querying and manipulating data, eliminating much of the repetitive boilerplate code and making database interaction more readable and enjoyable.
Platforms: macOS, PHP (runtime environment), Windows, Linux

Related technologies

Laravel Framework
SQLite
MySQL
MariaDB
PHP
Homestead
Artisan CLI
PostgreSQL
Blade Templating Engine
Valet

Notable users

Stackoverflow (certain services)
Laracasts
Countless startups and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) globally
BBC