How to start learning Laravel?

Question

Laravel

Hello. I am developing in JavaScript React / Redux. I would like to try my hand at PHP.
At the moment I have a good basic knowledge of PHP. MySQL at the level of simple "write, get, delete" queries. In theory, I understand the concept of MVC. In PHP, I wrote only simple scripts, such as a guest book, or just some kind of database manipulation to interact with the front.
I want to go further and do Laravel as one of the most popular frameworks. I heard that compared to Symfony it has a low entry threshold. The documentation is well written on how to work with one or another part of the framework. But it is not written how to use them all together. That is, the documentation is intended for people who already have a holistic understanding of how MVC frameworks work in PHP.
In this regard, I had the following questions:
1. Is it worth it to delve into Laravel, having only a good basic knowledge of PHP and MVC theory? Or should we start with more general topics? If yes, from what?
2. Which version of Laravel should I learn? With version 6.x, there are few tutorials compared to version 5.
3. Can I start learning Laravel with Lumen? Since the Lumen documentation says that this is a stripped down version of the same Laravel.
4. How can a person who deals only with the frontend understand how the backend works?

Answer 1

1. Yes
2. In 6, almost nothing was deleted compared to 5, take 6
3. There is no point in lumen
4. laracasts.com

Answer 2

From this . There will be an example of a code base - some things are implemented there, such as users, rights, etc. Without it, with the framework, you will look like a soldier of the First World War at the T80 tank and not understand anything)