MVC example

# Route
Route::model ('page', 'Page'); // The {page} variable is an instance of the Page model
Route::get ('/p/{page}', 'PageController@show'); // The show method in the PageController controller will handle this URL with {page} as a parameter

# Model
class Page extends Eloquent
{
    protected $table = 'page'; // Use the page table in the database

    public function author ()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo ('Author'); // This Page belongs to an Author
    }
}

class Author extends Eloquent
{
    protected $table = 'author'; // Use the author table in the database
}

# Controller
class PageController extends BaseController
{
    public function show ($page)
    {
        return View::make ('page', compact ('page')); // Make the view page.blade.php and pass the $page variable (which is an instance of the Page model) to it
    }
}

# View (filename: page.blade.php)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>{{ $page->title }}</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>{{ $page->title }}</title>
    <p id="author">Author: {{ $page->author->name }}</p>
    <div id="content">
        {{ $page->content }}
    </div>
</body>
</html>