Laravel and React

I use React with Laravel on one of my projects.
I went through 2 iterations.

First, I added React to my Laravel app just like you might do with Vue. (I wrote an article about how to do this https://joeczubiak.com/laravel-plus-react/)

Second, I switched it to a Next.js frontend with Laravel backend and put them in their own repos.

In the first iteration, I had problems with load times because Laravel is not really setup to do React SSR so the react components take longer to load on page loads. Also, when I had React as a dependency, running npm install on the server would stall the server and it was a major headache.

Using Laravel with Next.js has had no issues and I like having the front and backend decoupled.

At work, we use Next.js for client and Laravel as an API.

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Hi Mike! I have used React with Laravel no problem. Do you have any specific concerns? I'd be interested in hearing more about your specific use case!

I would suggest a JS backend to match your frontend. At first it seems like it's not really necessary but having your whole codebase written in one language and even framework is fantastic. I was a PHP developer for years. Now it's only React, front and back, and Firebase in most cases for database and auth and storage. I suggest you try it once before switching stacks.