Using DTOs to keep context
DTOs, or Domain Transfer Objects, can be used for so much. Since PHP 8 was released, creating these fantastic classes in your projects has never been easier.
Learn how to upload files in Laravel like a Pro
One of the things that I see many people struggling with is file uploads. How do we upload a file in Laravel? What is the best way to upload a file?
Automating your OpenAPI Documentation
Over the years, as developers, we have always looked for ways that we can automate our documentation, from PHPDoc to Swagger and beyond.
OpenAI PHP Client
OpenAI PHP is a supercharged PHP API client that allows you to interact with OpenAI API.
Laravel Model Flags Package
Laravel Model Flags is a package by Spatie to allow you to add flags to an Eloquent model.
Multi-purpose Value Objects for Laravel
Laravel Value Objects is a collection of general-purpose value objects you can use in your Laravel application.
Ramsey UUID Adds Support for v8
The popular PHP UUID library by Ben Ramsey released a new version with support for UUID v8, custom UUIDs.
Modern PHP features explained - PHP 8.0 and 8.1
Since its release, PHP 8 has been a game changer. In this tutorial, let's walk through all the latest features with real-world examples of when to use them.
Dynamically Create and Destroy Servers with this Laravel Package
Laravel Dynamic Servers is a package by Spatie that helps you start and stop servers when needed.
Quickly test the performance of your Laravel app with the Benchmarking helper
With the release of Laravel 9.32, a benchmarking helper was introduced, which is useful for quickly testing performance of certain parts of your application.
User Notifications in Livewire with Megaphone
Megaphone is a Livewire UI for Laravel-based user notifications. It uses built-in Laravel notification features to allow you to add bell icons to your Livewire app.
Building a slide-over panel component with Livewire
I have been a fan of Laravel Livewire since it was first released, and I have used it many times to create great user interfaces for applications.
Writing to the Database with Eloquent
Eloquent is one of the most powerful and amazing features in a modern framework today. From casting data to value objects, transactions, and relationships.
Upcoming Livewire v3 Features and Changes
In this article, learn about some of the big features coming to Laravel Livewire v3.
Avoiding Accidental Email Sends with alwaysTo()
Sometimes we accidentally send thousands of emails to real customers from our staging environment. There are lots of ways to avoid this, but Laravel has a nice, easy method out of the box!
Calculating Mathematical Statistics in PHP
Hi-Folks/statistics is a PHP package that provides functions for calculating mathematical statistics of numeric data.
Encrypt and Decrypt Eloquent Model Fields in Laravel Apps
Laravel Ciphersweet is a package to integrate searchable field-level encryption in Laravel applications.
Setting up your Data Model in Laravel
The data model is one of the most important parts of any Laravel application, many systems are designed around this data model so we approach it first.
Build WebSocket infrastructure in-house or outsource to the experts?
Ably surveyed over 500 engineering leaders: to understand the challenges they faced when building and maintaining their own realtime, event-driven, WebSocket infrastructure to create live and collaborative experiences for end users. Chat, order delivery tracking, live streaming, virtual events and simultaneous document...
Get Helpful Information about Models in Laravel
Laravel Model Info is a package by Spatie to get information on all the models in your Laravel project.