Laravel facades vs class aliases
– svenluijten.com - submitted by Sven
Diving into the difference between Laravel's facades and PHP's class aliases.
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Why we use Inertia with Laravel in 2024
– atlas.dev - submitted by Mitchell Davis
This article outlines why we use Inertia with Laravel at our agency in 2024, and makes the case for why you should consider using Inertia too.
Read more [atlas.dev]
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Migrating from MySQL to Postgres using Laravel's query builder
– flareapp.io - submitted by Spatie
Discover how we migrated Flare from MySQL to Postgress with the help of Laravel's query builder.
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Adding wire:navigate to Markdown links
– myray.app - submitted by Spatie
Discover how we've updated our new Ray docs!
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Embed Livewire Components Using Wire Extender
– wire-elements.dev - submitted by Philo
Wire Extender allows you to embed any Livewire component on any website or even within a static HTML file.
Read more [wire-elements.dev]
Adding text to an image using PHP and GD
– rias.be
There might be many reasons you need to add text on top of an existing image.
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How to use GitHub Actions build matrix to deploy artifacts to multiple servers
Philo explains in great detail how to achieve this
Read more [philo.dev]
My Reusable GitHub Actions Workflows
Stefan's backup workflow is very interesting.
Read more [stefanzweifel.dev]
Reducing PHP's CPU usage by nearly 40% by upgrading from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04
At Oh Dear we've updated the OS on our servers and discovered a pretty nice side effect.
Read more [ohdear.app]
From Backend Dev to Front and Center: A First-Time Speaker's Journey to PHP UK 2024
– www.conroyp.com - submitted by Paul Conroy
After years of asking myself "why not?", at this year's PHP UK Conference I gave a talk in front of a large audience for the first time. It was a nervous, scary, but exhilarating couple of days - I've shared my experience in the hope it'll encourage others to take the same chance in future!
Read more [www.conroyp.com]
State management in Vue 3: Why you should try out Pinia
– tighten.com - submitted by Jamison Valenta
In our latest post, Nico talks about the best state management strategies for your vue.js applications and dives into Pinia, the intuitive store library 🍍
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Laravel Zero - Let's build a TCP server
– blog.oussama-mater.tech - submitted by Oussama Mater
Building console applications can be a lot of fun, but also quite challenging. Laravel Zero, however, falls short in the first part.
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Enhancing error reporting with custom context and glows
– flareapp.io - submitted by Spatie
Learn how to improve your debugging experience with custom context and glows.
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Running custom Artisan commands with Supervisor
– geoligard.com - submitted by Goran Popović
While Supervisor is commonly used with queue-related commands, there is nothing stopping you from using Supervisor to run and monitor your own custom commands.
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Validate Data Types in Laravel Collections Using the `ensure()` Method
– ashallendesign.co.uk - submitted by Ash Allen
Learn about the "ensure" method and how to use it to verify that only items of a given data type exist in Laravel Collections.
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Laravel Artisan Command Dependency Injection
You should consider using the handle() method for dependency injection in Artisan commands, rather than __construct().
Read more [ides.dev]
Sniffing out stray ray() calls with Pest architecture testing
– myray.app - submitted by Spatie
Whether you're building a shiny new feature or refactoring a bug deep in a legacy codebase, before you merge your work to production you want to get rid of all those ray() calls you littered the codebase with.
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Retry mechanisms in Laravel
– ahmedshamim.com - submitted by Ahmed Shamim
Laravel provides some excellent 'Retry' mechanisms out of the box for handling transient failures! In this article, we'll learn about these mechanisms to build a reliable system using Laravel!
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Improved handling of 404 errors with Livewire
– srwiez.com - submitted by Eser DENIZ
I like to use the findOrFail() function in Livewire methods that call actions. But I really don't like the default behaviour of Livewire showing a modal view with a 404. Let me show you how to personalise that.
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Composition over Inheritance
– acairns.co.uk - submitted by Andrew Cairns
Learn about Composition, Inheritance and what Composition over Inheritance means with a little help from some 8-bit friends!
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