How to define a route with a controller action in Laravel?

In Laravel, you can define a route with a controller action by following these steps:

Step 1: Define a route in the routes/web.php file or in the routes/api.php file.

For example, in the web.php file:

Route::get('/example', 'ExampleController@index');

Step 2: Create a controller using the Artisan command:

php artisan make:controller ExampleController

This command will create a new file named ExampleController.php in the app/Http/Controllers directory.

Step 3: Open the ExampleController.php file and define an index method (or any other desired method) that will be associated with the route:

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

class ExampleController extends Controller
{
    public function index()
    {
        // Your code logic here
    }
}

Step 4: Add the logic you want to execute in the index method or any other method, according to your requirements.

Now, when you access the '/example' route, Laravel will execute the index method of the ExampleController.