Freek Van der Herten's blog on Laravel, PHP and AI

SQLite vs. MySQL: What are the differences between MySQL and SQLite?

Jan 20th 2025 – highperformancesqlite.com

The choice between the two depends on the specific requirements and use case of the application.

Filament Crash-Course: Create a Customizable Admin Panel in Minutes

Jan 9th 2025 – tighten.com - submitted by Kayla Helmick

Learn to create a customizable admin panel in minutes with our Filament Crash-Course.

Pass by Reference vs Pass by Value in PHP: What’s the REAL Difference?

Dec 30th 2024 – youtu.be - submitted by Bert De Swaef

In this short video, we break down the key differences between Pass by Value and Pass by Reference in PHP. 🚀 Understanding these two concepts is essential for writing efficient and bug-free code. Learn how PHP handles variables when passed to functions, and see how small changes in your code can have a BIG impact on performance and behavior! 🔍

Create a domain using Spatie event sourcing

Dec 26th 2024 – albertoarena.it - submitted by Alberto Arena

Laravel event sourcing generator adds a new Artisan command that can generate a full domain directory structure for Spatie event sourcing.

Command Line Interface Guidelines

Dec 24th 2024 – clig.dev

Good naming, consistency, clear communication, and discoverability. These are things that do not only apply to command line programs, but to general development as well.

Laravel’s parallel testing on multiple DB connections

Dec 23rd 2024 – sarahjting.com

Pretty cool that this behaviour can be customized easily.

Don't hardcode admin domains for auth

Dec 23rd 2024 – securinglaravel.com

Stephen Rees-Carter tells how hardcoding admin domains in code can lead to security vulnerabilities

Complete Guide to Laravel and Livewire PHP Attributes (23 Attributes)

Dec 20th 2024 – nabilhassen.com - submitted by Nabil Hassen

Learn about the 23 powerful Laravel and Livewire PHP Attributes.

Exploring the browser rendering process

Dec 20th 2024 – abhisaha.com

Here's everything what a browser does to display the content of an URL.

Why Your Laravel Relationship Returns an Integer (and How to Fix It)

Dec 13th 2024 – infinitypaul.medium.com - submitted by Paul Edward

Sometimes, no matter how senior you are, little issues like this can humble you. I recently faced a confusing issue where I was expecting a relationship to give me a User object, but instead, it just gave me a number! After two days of scratching my head, I finally figured out what went wrong.

Access Route Model-Bound Models in Laravel Form Requests with "#[RouteParameter]"

Dec 9th 2024 – ashallendesign.co.uk - submitted by Ash Allen

Read about the #[RouteParameter] PHP attribute that you can use in Laravel to access route model-bound models in your form request classes. The article covers how to use the attribute and the problem it solves.