Eval Testing LLMs in PHPUnit
– joshhornby.com - submitted by Joshua Hornby
Prompts break silently. Here's how to catch regressions with PHPUnit evals before your users do.
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Partial Function Application is coming in PHP 8.6
Partial Function Application in PHP 8.6 will let you write a “pre‑configured” callable by calling a function with some arguments and using placeholders for the rest.
Read more [www.amitmerchant.com]
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A Production-Ready Laravel Architecture with Traefik and FrankenPHP
– coz.jp - submitted by Andrei-Daniel Petrica
A practical guide to deploying a high-performance Laravel stack using Octane, FrankenPHP, and a fully automated Docker Compose workflow.
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A Slice of PIE, PHP's new extension installer
PIE's creator James Titcumb shows of PIE.
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Leveraging Promises and HTTP Pooling in Laravel
Laravel 8 first introduced HTTP request pooling, thanks to a contribution from Andrea Marco Sartori. This allows developers to write code which will execute any number of HTTP requests concurrently. Under the hood, this is made possible thanks to the async request functionality of Guzzle and cURL’s multi handler functionality.
Read more [cosmastech.com]
Build Your Own Private, Self-Hosted AI Applications with Ollama & Laravel
Imagine your team wants to bring AI into their workflow to automate routine tasks, extract insights from data, assist with content creation, or improve customer support. Smart move!
Read more [tighten.com]
Stopping Laravel SQL Injection with sole()
While parameterized queries are the preferred method, sole() adds an extra layer of protection when using raw queries, especially when only one record should match.
Read more [aaronsaray.com]
What's new in PHP 8.5
PHP 8.5 includes the pipe operator, clone with, a new URI parser, and more.
Read more [stitcher.io]
Improving unit test run time in a Laravel modular monolith
Using Laravel’s new traits, WithCachedRoutes and WithCachedConfig, you can significantly reducing test run times.
Read more [cosmastech.com]
Introducing Flare’s next big feature: performance monitoring
Performance monitoring gives you a complete view of what's happening in your Laravel app. The dashboard tracks everything: HTTP routes, queued jobs, Artisan commands, and database queries.
Read more [flareapp.io]
Creating custom Facade fakes in Laravel
– ryangjchandler.co.uk - submitted by Ryan Chandler
Adding fake() methods to your custom facades in applications and packages can provide some nice DX and APIs.
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Building a procedurally generated game with PHP
A few experiment by Brent. His process involves using noise generation, specifically the xxHash algorithm, to create a cohesive world map with smooth transitions between land and water using linear interpolation (LERP)
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The State of PHP in 2025
The State of PHP 2025 survey by JetBrains examines how developers use, prefer, and rely on PHP, showing how this long-standing web language continues to modernize through new frameworks, improved tooling, and AI-assisted workflows.
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What’s New in PHP 8.5?
A good overview of everything coming in PHP 8.5.
Read more [www.phparch.com]
Convenient Content Security Policies with Spatie Laravel CSP 3 Presets
Shawn Hooper enjoys the new presets we recently added to our Laravel CSP package.
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Seven Real-World Examples of Using the Pipe Operator in PHP 8.5
I'm really looking forward to PHP 8.5's pipe operator. Here are a few nice use cases.
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The Downsides of Dynamic Method Calls in PHP
Dynamic method calls can be useful, but they also come with some risks that you should be aware of.
Read more [ashallendesign.co.uk]
Http::batch with hooks in Laravel 12.32
– nabilhassen.com - submitted by Nabil Hassen
Laravel 12.32 introduces Http::batch, a clean way to send concurrent HTTP requests with lifecycle hooks for progress, success, failure, and finalization.
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Laravel Notifications: dynamic channels, priority, and delayed sending
Laravel Notifications are one of my favourite parts of the framework.
Read more [crnkovic.me]
PSR-20 Clocks: Testable Time in PHP
– doeken.org - submitted by Doeke Norg
Learn how a ClockInterface helps you decouple time and write stable, testable code. It's about time!
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