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Flexible Docker Images with PHP INI Environment Variables

In this post, I'll show you how to use environment variables to make your Docker images super flexible. Learn how to use PHP's fallback values for INI...

Add Approvals to Your Laravel Application

The Laravel Process Approval package adds a structured and efficient approval process to your Laravel application models. Use this package to design m...

Get Xdebug Working With Docker and PHP 8.4 in One Minute

Xdebug has a history of being complex to get going, but I am here to show you how to use it in under a minute with Docker in a Laravel project.

Collect and Monitor Everything About Sent Emails in Your Laravel App

The Laravel Mails package collects everything about sent emails in your Laravel app. Using this package, you can track issues with mail, monitor stats...

HydePHP is a Laravel-powered Static Site Generator

HydePHP is a static site generator that helps you make websites, blogs, and documentation pages with tools you already know and love.

Access Request Data Fluently in Laravel 11.34

This week, the Laravel team released v11.34, with a Request::fluent() method, a Number::spellOrdinal() helper, conditional route definitions, shorthan...

Automated Composer Security Audits in Laravel with Warden

Warden is a Laravel package that performs security audits on your Composer dependencies and provides automated notifications for vulnerabilities.

PHP 8.4 is released with Property Hooks, Class Instantiation without extra parenthesis, and more

The PHP team has released PHP 8.4 with new array find functions, property hooks, class instantiation without extra parenthesis, and more.

Asymmetric Property Visibility in PHP 8.4

Starting in PHP 8.4, properties may also have their visibility set asymmetrically with a different scope for reading and writing. Learn how to use thi...

Access Laravel Pulse Data as a JSON API

The Pulse API package by Roberto Gallea gives you all the data available in Laravel Pulse as a JSON API.

Transform Data into Type-safe DTOs with this PHP Package

This PHP Data Model package provides a lightweight, non-invasive way to hydrate type-safe PHP objects recursively.

Herd Executable Support and Pest 3 Mutation Testing in PhpStorm 2024.3

PhpStorm 2024.3 was released and includes support for PHP 8.4 as well as some awesome updates for Laravel Developers, such as detection of Laravel Her...