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2026

Fixing PHPStan Issues in Livewire Components with Larastan-Livewire original ↗

3 Sept 2026

The `clamp` Function in PHP 8.6 original ↗

28 Jul 2026

Measuring Performance with the "Benchmark" Class in Laravel original ↗

22 Jan 2026

Reduce Duplicate Cache Queries in Laravel with "Cache::memo()"original ↗

21 Jan 2026

How to Send Telegram Messages in Laravel original ↗

20 Jan 2026

Memoisation in Laravel Using the "once" Helper original ↗

19 Jan 2026

Using AI to Build a Laravel Feature with Junie in PhpStorm original ↗

16 Jan 2026

How AI Will Impact My Job as a Freelance Web Developer in 2026 original ↗

13 Jan 2026

2025

Formatting PHP Code with PHP CS Fixer original ↗

18 Dec 2025

The Difference Between ?: and ?? in PHP original ↗

20 Nov 2025

Black Friday 2025 - Up to 50% off!original ↗

18 Nov 2025

Immutable and Mutable Dates in PHP original ↗

17 Nov 2025

Saloon vs Guzzle vs SDK vs Http Facade for Laravel API Integrations original ↗

13 Nov 2025

Email Utilities for Laravel v1.0 Released! 🎉original ↗

10 Nov 2025

Why I Deleted Social Media From My Phone original ↗

7 Nov 2025

Returning HTTP 404 Responses Instead of 403 for Unauthorised Access original ↗

31 Oct 2025

Run PHPUnit and Pest Tests Without Vite Assets in Laravel original ↗

29 Oct 2025

The Dangers of Dynamic Method Calls in PHP original ↗

30 Sept 2025

The `match` Expression in PHP original ↗

18 Sept 2025

Check If a String is Valid JSON in PHP original ↗

16 Sept 2025

A Guide to Serialization in PHP original ↗

11 Sept 2025

Redactable Models v1.0 is Now Available!original ↗

9 Sept 2025

Fetching Favicons using the DuckDuckGo Icons API in Laravel original ↗

3 Sept 2025

Create AI Agents in Laravel — The Simple Way original ↗

7 Aug 2025

The "never" Type in PHP original ↗

20 Jun 2025

Check if a Signed URL is Valid in Laravel Tests original ↗

18 Jun 2025

Pass a Query Builder to "whereIn" to Reduce Your DB Queries original ↗

16 Jun 2025

Asymmetric Property Visibility in PHP original ↗

13 Jun 2025

Formatting Monetary Values in JavaScript original ↗

11 Jun 2025

Check Every Key Exists in a PHP Array with Arr::hasAll()original ↗

9 Jun 2025

Cast Laravel Model Fields to "Illuminate\Support\Uri" with "AsUri"original ↗

7 Jun 2025

A Guide to Custom Model Casts in Laravel original ↗

14 Apr 2025

Covariance and Contravariance in PHP original ↗

3 Apr 2025

Human-Readable File Sizes in Laravel (KB, MB, GB)original ↗

2 Apr 2025

Microservices in Laravel original ↗

31 Mar 2025

Formatting and Spelling Ordinal Numbers in PHP and Laravel original ↗

28 Mar 2025

How to Filter Profanity in Laravel with Squeaky original ↗

4 Mar 2025

Preventing Destructive Commands from Running in Laravel original ↗

17 Feb 2025

The Web Dev's Guide to Freelancing is Now Available! 🎉original ↗

14 Jan 2025

2024

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

9 Dec 2024

Working with Images in Laravel Using Intervention Image original ↗

25 Nov 2024

Building Livewire Components with Volt original ↗

28 Oct 2024

How to Set Up Your Mac for Web Design original ↗

23 Oct 2024

A Guide to Laravel Pipelines original ↗

30 Sept 2024

Freelance Web Dev Hub: Free Community for Web Developers original ↗

17 Sept 2024

Review: Advanced Inertia original ↗

12 Sept 2024

Free Tool: Freelance Rate Calculator original ↗

9 Sept 2024

Limit Eager Loaded Relationships on Laravel Models original ↗

8 Sept 2024

The Web Dev's Guide to Freelancing (Pre-Order Now)original ↗

2 Sept 2024

Transform Your Business Strategy with a Powerful SWOT Analysis original ↗

29 Aug 2024

Glimpse: Preview Your Laravel Pull Requests original ↗

20 Aug 2024

New Array Functions in PHP 8.4 original ↗

18 Aug 2024

Find Outdated Composer Dependencies Using "composer outdated"original ↗

18 Aug 2024

PHP 8.4 Property Hooks original ↗

18 Aug 2024

Ensuring Environment Variables Are Set in Laravel original ↗

12 Aug 2024

Profanify: Prevent Profanity in Your PHP Codebase original ↗

5 Aug 2024

Redact Model Fields in Laravel original ↗

28 Jul 2024

Building a CLI with Laravel Prompts original ↗

23 Jul 2024

Named Arguments in PHP original ↗

21 Jul 2024

Testing Saloon API Integrations in Laravel original ↗

21 Jul 2024

Magic Constants in PHP original ↗

8 Jul 2024

The #[Override] Attribute in PHP original ↗

5 Jul 2024

Lawman: Pest Architecture Testing for Saloon API Integrations original ↗

3 Jul 2024

Specify Allowed URL Schemes in Short URL original ↗

3 Jul 2024

A Guide to PHP Attributes original ↗

2 Jul 2024

Validating Square Image Uploads in Laravel original ↗

10 Jun 2024

Sending Email in Laravel with Mailgun original ↗

31 May 2024

Create Your Own Directory Project with Larafast original ↗

15 May 2024

Architecture Testing in Laravel with Pest original ↗

14 May 2024

Why Are My Tests Failing?original ↗

9 May 2024

Encrypting Queued Jobs, Notifications, Mail, and Listeners in Laravel original ↗

6 May 2024

Find Open-Source Laravel/PHP Projects to Contribute to original ↗

22 Apr 2024

Using the "Conditionable" Trait In Laravel original ↗

17 Apr 2024

Working with DynamoDB in Laravel original ↗

13 Apr 2024

Readonly Classes and Properties in PHP original ↗

19 Mar 2024

Redacting Sensitive Parameters in PHP original ↗

19 Mar 2024

Data Transfer Objects (DTOs) in PHP original ↗

19 Mar 2024

Larafast: Launch Your Startup Fast with Laravel original ↗

13 Mar 2024

Using `Collection::times()` in Laravel original ↗

6 Mar 2024

Validate Data Types in Laravel Collections Using the `ensure()` Method original ↗

3 Mar 2024

Identifying Performance Issues in Laravel with Inspector original ↗

26 Feb 2024

Processes and Artisan Commands in Laravel original ↗

6 Feb 2024

Display Desktop Notifications in PHP CLI Applications original ↗

30 Jan 2024

Automatically Hash Laravel Model Values Using the "Hashed" Cast original ↗

23 Jan 2024

How to Check If a Laravel Collection Is Empty original ↗

8 Jan 2024

How to Check If an Array Is Empty in PHP original ↗

8 Jan 2024

How to Check If an Array Is Empty in JavaScript original ↗

8 Jan 2024

2023

Securing Laravel forms using Cloudflare's Turnstile CAPTCHA original ↗

11 Dec 2023

Auditing Laravel Apps: Getting Into the Right Mindset original ↗

23 Nov 2023

Black Friday 2023: Get 30% Off!original ↗

21 Nov 2023

A Guide to Feature Flags in Laravel Using Laravel Pennant original ↗

16 Oct 2023

Saloon SDK Generator original ↗

4 Oct 2023

Consuming APIs In Laravel is Now Available! 🎉original ↗

3 Oct 2023

A Guide to Soft Deletes in Laravel original ↗

21 Sept 2023

Unlock Your Full Potential with "The Battle Ready Programmer" Bundle original ↗

30 Aug 2023

A Guide to Encryption and Hashing in Laravel original ↗

7 Aug 2023

Behind the Dev: Diana Scharf original ↗

27 Jul 2023

Behind the Dev: Stephen Rees-Carter original ↗

20 Jul 2023

Hyvor Blogs: A blogging platform for Laravel & Symfony Applications original ↗

23 Jun 2023

A Guide to Using Websockets in Laravel original ↗

12 Jun 2023