PHP 8.4: Breaking Down the Big Updates (With Examples)
Practical ways to escape from the hell of Dates; Laravel Custom Query Builders Over Scopes; and Structuring a Laravel Project with the Repository Pattern and Services.
PHP
📚 PHP 8.4: Breaking Down the Big Updates (With Examples)
In this blog, we’ll explore PHP 8.4’s most exciting features, provide examples to help you understand how to use them, and highlight performance improvements.
📚 How to Set Up a PHP Development Environment in VS Code with Docker Desktop A Step-by-Step Guide
Here’s a detailed, hands-on guide for setting up a PHP Project in VS Code using Docker Desktop with a comprehensive table of contents.
📚 Build Your Own ORM in PHP 8.2: A Simple Guide
Popular ORMs like Eloquent and Doctrine exist, but creating your own is a great way to understand how ORMs work and to create a lightweight solution for your specific needs.
The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.4.1. This release marks the latest minor release of the PHP language.
📚 PHP 8.1.31 & PHP 8.3.14 Released!
The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.1.31. This is a security release. All PHP 8.1 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.
📚 PHP: Practical ways to escape from the hell of Dates
Critical features for businesses often rely on dates, such as subscriptions, recurrent payments, or bookings.
📚 Why Using POST for Updates Is Safer Than Hyperlinks
When updating a record in PHP, the choice between using Perform Actions (typically via forms and HTTP methods like POST or PUT) versus Hyperlinks (which generally use the GET method) boils down to security and best practices.
📚 Why You Should Consider Upgrading to PHP 8.4?
In this article, we’ll explore the key reasons why you might want to upgrade your PHP projects to version 8.4.
📚 Why PHP Is Often the Target of Exploits: Understanding the Loopholes and How to Anticipate Them
Despite its popularity, PHP is also one of the most commonly exploited programming languages. But is PHP inherently insecure, or are there other reasons behind its frequent targeting by attackers?
Laravel
📚 PHP 8.4 is released with Property Hooks, Class Instantiation without extra parenthesis, and more
The PHP team has released PHP 8.4 with new array find functions, property hooks, class instantiation without extra parenthesis, and more,
📚 I finally tried Pest for PHP & Laravel, then made the switch
Since the very first day of Pest, I haven’t cared about it because PHPUnit is enough for me and I feel lazy to learn this new test tool. But the more Laravel community grows, the more Pest is recommended.
📚 Laravel Custom Query Builders Over Scopes
Alright, let’s talk about Query Scopes. They’re awesome, they make queries much easier to read, no doubt about it.
📚 Dynamic Mailer Configuration in Laravel with Mail::build
Need to configure mailers dynamically? Laravel’s Mail::build method lets you create mailers on the fly! Let’s explore this flexible approach to email configuration.
📚 Structuring a Laravel Project with the Repository Pattern and Services
This article explores these concepts with practical examples to help you build a clean, testable, and maintainable Laravel project.
📚 Safe Database Migration: Converting MySQL Enum to String in Laravel
Today, I’ll walk you through a bulletproof approach to handling this transformation using Laravel migrations.
📚 Building a Robust Backup and Restore System in Laravel
Here, we’ll explore the importance of having a backup and restore system, learn from a notable incident, and explain how we implemented a robust solution in a Laravel application.
📚 Asymmetric Property Visibility in PHP 8.4
PHP 8.4 is scheduled to be released tomorrow, and one exciting feature we haven’t covered yet is Asymmetric Property Visibility.
📚 PHP 8.4 Property Hooks vs Laravel Eloquent Mutators
In this article, we’ll explore both concepts, compare their implementations, and discuss when to use each approach.
📚 Laravel Website’s Settings Made Simple: How to Save and Handle Them Efficiently
This article will explore a practical guide to saving and managing settings in a Laravel project.
Symfony
📚 Another Way to Structure your Symfony Project
The MVC + Services architecture is so common in Symfony projects that it feels like the only way. It’s simple, familiar, and works… until it doesn’t.
📚 Symfony Through a Fan’s Eyes: A Simple Guide
So, let’s explain Symfony clearly and highlight its strengths without overwhelming them or making it seem complicated.
Tools
Open-source end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.
Dedicated gradio based WebUI started from ComfyUI-AdvancedLivePortrait.
📦 Luxon
A library to work with dates and times in JavaScript.