Laravel developers can prevent automatic timestamp updates using Eloquent's 'WithoutTimestamps' property by setting the '$timestamps' array to false or manually updating timestamps with the 'updateTimestamps()' method.
Eloquent is a popular PHP ORM system built on top of Laravel that simplifies interactions between an application and its database. It abstracts away complex SQL queries, allows for easy switching between different databases, and encourages declarative data modeling. A simple User model example demonstrates Eloquent's capabilities in retrieving and updating data.
To set up a new Laravel project using the official installer or Composer, download and install Composer from getcomposer.org if you haven't already. Then, navigate to your desired project directory and run 'laravel new project-name' or 'composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel project-name'. This will create a fresh Laravel installation with all necessary dependencies.
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