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In this video we will see how you emit events in Livewire using the emit, emitTo and emitUp methods. We will explore how and why you would use these methods and when you would use which one.

How to automate MySQL backups using Laravel to AWS S3

Generating test suite payload of large API can be mind-numbing if not implemented properly. Let us take a look on how to handle this in the best possible way.

In this video, I will show how you can upload files with Livewire from javascript. You will typically need this when you are using some kind of javascript library that does something with files.

Following last week's blog post about Jobs and Queues, here's an overview of new features and improvements when it comes to Blade, Requests, Routing and Validation.

In this video we will have a look at when, why and how you can use the debounce, defer and lazy modifier with wire:model.

In this video, we will be looking at the new latestOfMany relationship method in Laravel. We will also see the problem of hasOne relationship in this case and how this new method solves it.

In some cases, the Laravel validator gives out too many details. What if we want to use the power of the validator without giving anything in the response?

Stack traces can inadvertently leak sensitive secret values, this post shows how to hide them.

In this video, we will be looking at the new paginationInformation method that is added in Laravel version 8.73.0. With this method, we can easily change what we want to send to the client-side regarding pagination meta data.

This free eBook collects 50 useful, unknown, underrated PHP functions or stuff discovered, used, learned during the PHP daily use.

In this video we are going to create a reusable datepicker component. We will do so by using my favorite datepicker, flatpickr, and wrapping it with Alpine.js and Laravel Livewire. It is meant as an example of how you can wrap javascript libraries in general.

How to fix AWS SignatureDoesNotMatch error

This post shows you how to run your Laravel Dusk tests in their own database when using Laravel Sail.

In this video, we will be looking at 4 new things added to the Laravel ecosystem in version 8.72.0.

An introduction to using bitmasks in general, and their usage in PHP, Laravel, and MySQL.

In this fourth post of the series, I've gathered new features added to Jobs and Queues in Laravel 8. Since the original release of 8.0 back in September 2020, Jobs and Queues got a bunch of significant updates that you don't want to miss.

A lot of people seem to have a hard time getting started with testing. I hope to show how easy easy it is to get started when using Livewire.

Choosing between Swoole and Roadrunner in a Laravel Octane deployment can be overwhelming - in this post I compare the advantages and disadvantages of both.

This blog post follows up on last week's overview of the new Database and Eloquent features in Laravel 8 since the original release in September 2020. I already covered Collections, and next week is all about Jobs and Queues. Enjoy!