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How to Setup DigitalOcean Spaces Bucket for Storage in Laravel

Managing file storage efficiently is crucial as your Laravel project grows. By default, Laravel stores files locally, which can lead to scalability issues and increased server load. DigitalOcean Spaces provides a cost-effective, scalable solution by offloading file storage to the cloud. In this guide, we’ll walk through setting up DigitalOcean Spaces, configuring Laravel’s filesystem, and using FilamentPHP to handle file uploads seamlessly.

Difference Between find() vs findOrFail() in Laravel

When you're working with Laravel, you might come across the `find` and `findOrFail` methods when querying the database. Both of these methods are used to retrieve a record from the database, but there is an important distinction between them.

10 Must-Know Column Modifiers for Laravel Migrations

What's up developers and welcome back to a new blog post (it's been a while). Today, we're going to explore 10 column modifiers that you must know when working with Laravel migrations. These modifiers will help you customize and optimize your database columns to meet your specific requirements..

What Are Slots in Laravel Components?

In Laravel, slots provide a way to inject content into reusable components. By using slots, you can create flexible and customizable components that can be used across your application. In this blog post, we will explore what slots are, how they work, and how you can use them to build powerful and dynamic components in Laravel.

Why is Type Hinting Extremely Important in PHP?

Discover the advantages and disadvantages of using type hinting, find out how to implement it in your code, and see some examples. This tutorial covers the basics of type hinting, including how it can help catch programming errors early and improve code readability and maintainability. If you're a PHP developer looking to improve your coding skills, this tutorial is a must-read.

8 Bad Habits I See Laravel Developers Make

This blog post explores common bad habits that Laravel developers often make and how to avoid them. From separating validation logic from controllers to following the Single Responsibility Principle, the post covers best practices for writing cleaner, more maintainable, and more performant code. The importance of testing, using database migrations, naming conventions, and Eloquent are also discussed. Whether you're new to Laravel or a seasoned developer, this post will help you improve your skills and write better code.

How to Sort Collections in Laravel

Learn how to sort Laravel collections effectively with the orderBy, latest, and oldest methods. Each method has its own strengths and use cases, so selecting the right one can make a big difference in the efficiency and readability of your code. Sorting relationships with these methods can also help you to present related data in a more meaningful way, improving the user experience of your application. Check out this article by Code With Dary to learn more.

Dynamic Where Clauses in Laravel: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Examples

Learn about the powerful, yet often overlooked, dynamic where clause in Laravel. Discover the advantages and disadvantages of using this feature and see how it can be used to build flexible, customizable database queries. Explore examples of the whereEmail and whereName methods and see how they can be used to search for specific attributes in your database. While the dynamic where clause can be a powerful tool, it is important to be aware of its potential downsides and use it judiciously.

Difference between insert() and create() in Laravel

In this blog post, we will discuss the difference between two methods in Eloquent - insert() and create(). Both insert() and create() are methods used to insert data into your database. However, they differ in terms of how they handle the data being inserted. By understanding these differences, you can choose the method that best suits your needs.

All Migration Commands And Options in Laravel Explained

In this blog post, we will explore all the available php artisan migrate commands and options, and when to use each of them. Managing your database migrations in Laravel can be a daunting task, but using the right command and options for your situation can save you a lot of time and effort. By understanding these commands, you can confidently manage your database migrations in Laravel.

How to Encrypt & Decrypt Your env File in Laravel

Learn how to encrypt and decrypt your Laravel .env file with this tutorial by Code With Dary. The .env file contains sensitive information like database credentials, API keys, and other secrets, making it essential to keep it secure from unauthorized access. This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to encrypt and decrypt the file using Laravel's artisan command-line tool, ensuring your sensitive information remains protected.

Understanding the Differences Between Laravels each() and foreach() Methods

Laravel is a popular PHP framework that provides a lot of useful features and functions to help developers write efficient and clean code. Two of these functions are each() and foreach(). Both methods are used for looping through arrays, but there are some differences between them that we will explore in this blog post.

How to Effortlessly Seed Your Database Seeders Using a JSON File

When building a project, you sometimes need to add data to the database to test things out. However, doing this manually can be a huge pain. Fortunately, Laravel provides seeders to help. Seeders are particularly useful for testing the functionality of the application, as they allow developers to populate the database with dummy data quickly and easily. Using a JSON file to seed a database seeder provides several benefits over using an array. It's easy to maintain, has a standardized format and can improve performance by reducing the number of queries required to insert data into the database.

How to Access Laravel Documentation through the CLI & GitHub

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the php artisan docs command to quickly access Laravel's documentation from your command line interface. This command allows you to easily navigate to the section you need and find the information you are looking for, without interrupting your workflow. Additionally, you can access the Laravel Documentation GitHub repository to contribute to the documentation or view the source code. Overall, the php artisan docs command is a powerful tool that can save you time and effort when working with Laravel.

How does the insertGetId() method in Laravel works?

Learn how to make your code more efficient with Laravel's insertGetId() method. This method allows you to insert a record into a database table and retrieve its ID in a single step, saving you time and effort. In this tutorial, we'll explore how this method works in both the query builder and Eloquent ORM, so you can use it effectively in your Laravel applications.

Mastering the updateOrCreate() & upsert() Method in Laravel's Eloquent ORM

In this blog post, we explore the advantages and disadvantages of using the upsert method in Laravel's Eloquent ORM, and provide multiple examples to demonstrate its usage. The upsert method allows developers to insert or update records in a single query, which saves time and reduces the number of database transactions.

Views and Twig in Symfony: Everything You Need to Know

Learn the basics of working with Views and Twig in Symfony, the PHP framework that simplifies web development. Discover how to show a view, use optional parameters in the render method, create global variables, and more. By using Twig, you can make your views more dynamic and reusable. Join Code With Dary as he guides you through everything you need to know about Views and Twig in Symfony.

Symfony Route Parameters: Everything You Need to Know

In Symfony, route parameters allow you to render a single page with dynamic content, meaning that the content of the page will change based on the content stored in the database. By defining a route to /movies/{id}, for example, we can render the details of any movie by simply passing its ID as a parameter in the URL. This article explains how to add route parameters to your Symfony project and provides a list of available HTTP methods on a resource.

Can You Make Hidden Attributes Visible in Laravel?

Laravel is a powerful and popular PHP framework that provides many features to make web development easier and more efficient. One of these features is the ability to hide certain attributes in a model, which can be useful for security or privacy reasons.

Mastering Controllers and Routes in Symfony: A Comprehensive Guide

Controllers are essential in the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern used in Symfony. They are classes that organize the logic of one or more routes in one place, making it easier for developers to manage and maintain their code. Controllers act as traffic cops that route HTTP requests around your application, ensuring that each request reaches the appropriate location in your codebase.

What is the difference between chunk and pagination in Laravel?

In this blog post, we'll explore the differences between the chunk and paginate methods, when to use each one, and the advantages and disadvantages of each approach.

Symfony 6 project structure explained

If you pull in a Symfony skeleton project through the Symfony installer of Composer, a couple important directories and files will be imported in the root of the project directory. I recommend starting with a Symfony skeleton project, since it does not add many dependencies, but only the components that are needed to run a Symfony project in the browser.

MUST HAVE Visual Studio Code Extensions for Symfony projects

Once you want to work with a framework such as Symfony, you need to make sure that you’re setting up your code editor in the right way. This tutorial will show you which extensions are essential when setting up Visual Studio Code.

How to create a Symfony PHP framework project

Symfony has four different ways on how you could create a project. In find using the Symfony installer or the Composer installer the easiest ways. I’ll be showing how you can create a project through both of them on Mac, Linux and Windows.

Introduction to Symfony PHP framework

I get a lot of requests from people asking me what Symfony is. Usually, I respond with; “Symfony is a full-stack PHP framework that uses a set of reusable components”. Whether you’re a junior or senior developer, it costs a lot of time to create an application from scratch every single time, and that’s where Symfony comes into play.

Build a secure API using Laravel Passport

Laravel Passport is an OAuth2 server implementation for API authentication using Laravel. If you have ever worked with Google account, Spotify or Dropbox, you might have seen an authentication system before using it. That’s happens with the help of OAuth. Laravel Passport is used to secure your API through different ways of authentication.

Everything you need to learn about REST API

APIs make it possible for a frontend developer to request a specific task or resource from the backend. Let’s imagine a restaurant. When you want to order your food, you choose between different endpoints. When you order, you connect the backend of an application which will then send back some data.

14 Must Know Laravel Collection Methods

When working with Eloquent, your data will always result in a custom collection object, which is a class that is inherited from the Laravel Collections. It provides a lot of awesome methods that you can chain into your collection. In this article, we will cover 14 collection methods that you must know when working with Eloquent

Basics of Testing in Laravel

In the last blog post we touched on the bare minimum you need to know before starting to write tests in Laravel. But what about the actual tests? In this blog post, we are going to cover how to write tests in Laravel.

How to write tests in Laravel 9

In the last blog post we touched on the bare minimum you need to know before starting to write tests in Laravel. But what about the actual tests? In this blog post, we are going to cover how to write tests in Laravel.

What is inside the tests subdirectory in Laravel?

Laravel makes it very easy for developers to test their applications. But testing can be very overwhelming once you are new to it. In this article, we are going to cover the basics of testing, the files that have been added, the subdirectories that have been added, and how tests can be run inside through the CLI.

Everything you need to learn about Cache in Laravel

Within Laravel applications, the cache is the act of transparently storing data for future use in an attempt to make applications run faster.

Add Full Text Search With Algolia in Laravel

Are you tired of using a simple MySQL search in Laravel? Laravel provides a simple driver that you could add named Laravel Scout (in combination with Algolia or MeiliSearch), which adds full-text search to your Eloquent models.

What is a typical Git workflow?

Let's be honest to each other - we have all been in a situation where we had to use Git for a project, but had no idea what workflow we should use. Whether you are working on your own, within a company or you freelance your way through different project, a good Git workflow should be implemented.

How to create Custom Artisan Commands in Laravel

Artisan is the command line interface tool that Laravel uses. it is a script at the root of your project directory named artisan which will help you to perform tons of command line interface commands.

Sessions in Laravel 9

The following documentation is based on my Laravel Sessions for Beginners tutorial where we are going to cover the basics of sessions in Laravel