Using Laravel to interact with OpenAI's Assistants API (with Vision)
– geoligard.com - submitted by Goran Popović
A step-by-step guide on how to utilize the new Assistants and Vision APIs with Laravel.
Read more [geoligard.com]
Laravel Data v4 has been released
We've released a new major version of our popular laravel-data package. My colleague Ruben wrote a post mentioning all of the changes.
Read more [rubenvanassche.com]
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My keynote at PHPUKConference 2024 original
Here's the recording of the keynote at this year's PHPUKConference.
Automatically Hash Laravel Model Values Using the "Hashed" Cast
– ashallendesign.co.uk - submitted by Ash Allen
Learn how to automatically hash sensitive data (such as passwords) using the "hashed" model cast in Laravel. This article also covers how to test your field is being hashed correctly.
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The podcasts I listen to as a PHP developer
– dcblog.dev - submitted by David Carr
I listen to a lot of podcasts, they keep me inspired, I've compiled a lost of the podcasts I listen to as a PHP developer.
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The infamous Repository Pattern in PHP
– doeken.org - submitted by Doeke Norg
The repository pattern is a data source abstraction that behaves like a collection; containing domain (value) objects. In this post we'll be exploring what a repository is, and what it is not.
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Refreshing your Livewire components using event listeners
– wire-elements.dev - submitted by Philo
Let's take a look at how we can refresh our component when events occur using the new #[On] attribute.
Read more [wire-elements.dev]
Pest comes with Ray integration out of the box
– myray.app - submitted by Spatie
Discover how Pest offers a Ray integration out of the box!
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Generating status badges using PHP original
Generate PDFs in Laravel: A Deep Dive into Laravel PDF Export with Spatie/Browsershot
– www.youtube.com - submitted by Harish Kumar
Spatie/BrowserShot is a versatile Laravel package that facilitates the generation of PDFs or screenshots by leveraging headless browsers. This package seamlessly integrates with Laravel applications, allowing developers to capture the rendered HTML of web pages or views and convert them into PDFs or images.
Read more [www.youtube.com]
Using interfaces in third-party packages
– svenluijten.com - submitted by Sven
How to effectively use interfaces to make your PHP package easier to work with and more customizable than ever before.
Read more [svenluijten.com]
What is a Command Bus?
– www.youtube.com - submitted by Andrew Cairns
Take a quick look at what is a Command Bus and develop a mental model on how to think about it and it's purpose.
Read more [www.youtube.com]
Making sure Laravel's debug mode is always disabled in production original
Recently, people started talking about a malware called “Androxgh0st” specifically targeting Laravel apps. In a recent edition of Securing Laravel, Stephen Rees-Carter wrote a good explanation of how it works. The malware targets apps with APP_DEBUG set to true. When enabled, Laravel will give…
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Running Laravel in a subdirectory (Tricky Nginx config)
– www.youtube.com - submitted by Chris Fidao
We see how to configure Nginx to run Laravel in a subdirectory. The configuration is tricky, here's an explanation of it!
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FrankenPHP and Laravel Octane with Docker
– chriswhite.is - submitted by Chris White
I'll show you how to run Laravel Octane with the new FrankenPHP support inside a Docker container to serve your Laravel application.
Read more [chriswhite.is]
A mini package to calculate public holidays in a country original
We released a mini package called spatie/holidays that can calculate the public holidays of a country.
Creating beautiful invoices using Tailwind and Laravel PDF original
Last week, we released a new package called Laravel PDF that allows you to transform Blade views into PDFs. Under the hood, Chromium is used to perform the transformation. Because Chromium is an up-to-date browser, you can use any modern CSS you like.
Some people have asked if they can use Tailwind to style their documents. And I’m happy to report you can. Let’s take a look at a minimal example to showcase this.
Exploring the new Laravel 11 middleware configuration
– dev.to - submitted by Grant
A lot is changing in Laravel 11, including setting up middleware. This post explores how to do it and a lingering question I have after learning about it.
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Laravel Under The Hood - Facades
– blog.oussama-mater.tech - submitted by Oussama Mater
LLaravel offers an elegant method-calling feature called Facades. At first glance, they resemble static methods, but well, they are not! What kind of magic is Laravel doing?
Read more [blog.oussama-mater.tech]
Streamlining API Responses in Laravel with DTOs
– seankegel.com - submitted by Sean Kegel
A comprehensive guide for creating custom Data Transfer Objects (DTOs) to enhance readability, efficiency, and testability in Laravel API integrations.
Read more [seankegel.com]
