Interactive Make Command
The Interactive Make Command is a new package by Laracademy that allows you to get interactive questions after running php artisan make. On the project page they have created this animated Gif which...
View ArticleLaravel 5.5 Returns the Request Data from the Validator
A new feature coming to Laravel 5.5 is the Validation will now return the request data so you have everything you need. Joseph Silber tweeted out a great example of it in action: ???? After...
View ArticleLaravel Nigeria’s First Meetup had over 150 in Attendance
On April 22nd, the Nigerian community held their first Laravel Meetup in Lagos and had over 150 developers in attendance. Neo Ighodaro said in his event recap post: One of the goals we set out to...
View ArticleLaravel Valet Supports Custom Per-Site Drivers
Laravel Valet is an incredible tool for getting a local development environment running in no time at all. It’s driver based, and each driver adds support for a different type of application,...
View ArticleComposer PHP Versions Stats: May 2017
Jordi Boggiano has published the PHP version stats for the first part of 2017 on his site and PHP 7.1 has made the largest jump since he last published last year. It is worth noting that the stats are...
View ArticleBugsnag T-Shirt Offer – Sponsor
Get instant alerts and detailed diagnostics for your Laravel errors. For a limited time, get a free t-shirt when you sign up and try Bugsnag. “I depend on Bugsnag for error reporting across all of my...
View ArticleLaravel 5.4.22 Is Now Released and Includes a Security Fix
Laravel 5.4.22 is now released and available. This release fixes a security vulnerability related to the password reset system and everyone should upgrade. Laravel 5.4.22 patches a security...
View ArticleManage your Laravel Forge Servers from iOS with Anvil
Anvil is a new iOS app created by Zack Warren that allows you to manage your Laravel Forge Servers through you iPhone or iPad. Some of the features include: Manage and create servers Deploy fresh code...
View ArticleLaravel throw_if and throw_unless Helpers
Coming to Laravel 5.5 is two new helper methods named throw_if and throw_unless, and both are designed to make it easier to throw exceptions. “Just like all the helpers, throw_if and throw_unless help...
View ArticleWhat is the one package you install in all Laravel projects?
Simple question for fellow #Laravel. What is ONE package you can't live without and install in all projects @laravelphp @laravelnews — Mike Erickson (@codedungeon) May 21, 2017 Mike Erickson...
View ArticleGenerate a JSON Feed with Laravel
JSON Feed is a new standard to formalize a JSON based RSS feed that aims to simplify creating feeds by doing away with the XML standard. Implementing a feed for your site is simple, and the spec is...
View ArticleLaravel Sketchpad
Sketchpad is a new project, by Dave Stewart, that is an innovative live-coding, development and admin environment for your existing Laravel site. It provides automatic routing, UI, and tooling around...
View ArticleZttp is a Wrapper Around Guzzle for Simplifying Common Use Cases
Zttp is a new PHP package by Adam Wathan that is a Guzzle wrapper designed to bring an expressive syntax and simplify common use cases. Here is an example of a Post request with a custom header:...
View ArticleLaravel v5.4.24 Is Now Released
Laravel 5.4.24 is now released and available for all. This release adds support for magic controller methods, a Request::routeIs() method and more. Check the full change log below and run composer...
View ArticleLaravel 5.5. Custom Validator Rules
A new feature coming to Laravel 5.5 is a new feature for adding custom validation rules and Taylor has a written up a quick tutorial on it. Here is an example of the validation:...
View ArticlePackagist and the PHP ecosystem
This tutorial brought to you by This is a guest post written by Graham Campbell, prominent PHP open source developer, and StyleCI founder. This is the second blog in a two-part series on best...
View ArticleWhoops is coming back in Laravel 5.5
Whoops is a PHP error handler framework that came pre-installed in Laravel 4 and was later removed with the Laravel 5.0 release. It was announced this week that Whoops will be making a come back in...
View ArticleDeveloping a CI Process for Laravel with Codeship and Forge
Codeship empowers developers to efficiently test and deploy web applications with a basic command. Today, I want to demonstrate some of the platform’s features through testing and deploying a Laravel...
View ArticleLaravel Package Auto-Discovery
Go out and find a few Laravel packages and read skim through each one’s readme file and see if you notice anything in common. I’ll give you a hint; every Laravel Package outlines the following steps:...
View ArticleTake a deep dive into the Laravel core
Mohamed Said, creator of the Laravel Forge SDK, Laravel Language Manager, and more has launched a new learning resource called Diving Laravel. In this website I’m going to share notes on the internals...
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