How to use GitHub Actions build matrix to deploy artifacts to multiple servers
Philo explains in great detail how to achieve this
Read more [philo.dev]
My Reusable GitHub Actions Workflows
Stefan's backup workflow is very interesting.
Read more [stefanzweifel.dev]
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Reducing PHP's CPU usage by nearly 40% by upgrading from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04
At Oh Dear we've updated the OS on our servers and discovered a pretty nice side effect.
Read more [ohdear.app]
From Backend Dev to Front and Center: A First-Time Speaker's Journey to PHP UK 2024
– www.conroyp.com - submitted by Paul Conroy
After years of asking myself "why not?", at this year's PHP UK Conference I gave a talk in front of a large audience for the first time. It was a nervous, scary, but exhilarating couple of days - I've shared my experience in the hope it'll encourage others to take the same chance in future!
Read more [www.conroyp.com]
State management in Vue 3: Why you should try out Pinia
– tighten.com - submitted by Jamison Valenta
In our latest post, Nico talks about the best state management strategies for your vue.js applications and dives into Pinia, the intuitive store library 🍍
Read more [tighten.com]
Laravel Zero - Let's build a TCP server
– blog.oussama-mater.tech - submitted by Oussama Mater
Building console applications can be a lot of fun, but also quite challenging. Laravel Zero, however, falls short in the first part.
Read more [blog.oussama-mater.tech]
Enhancing error reporting with custom context and glows
– flareapp.io - submitted by Spatie
Learn how to improve your debugging experience with custom context and glows.
Read more [flareapp.io]
Running custom Artisan commands with Supervisor
– geoligard.com - submitted by Goran Popović
While Supervisor is commonly used with queue-related commands, there is nothing stopping you from using Supervisor to run and monitor your own custom commands.
Read more [geoligard.com]
Validate Data Types in Laravel Collections Using the `ensure()` Method
– ashallendesign.co.uk - submitted by Ash Allen
Learn about the "ensure" method and how to use it to verify that only items of a given data type exist in Laravel Collections.
Read more [ashallendesign.co.uk]
Laravel Artisan Command Dependency Injection
You should consider using the handle() method for dependency injection in Artisan commands, rather than __construct().
Read more [ides.dev]
Sniffing out stray ray() calls with Pest architecture testing
– myray.app - submitted by Spatie
Whether you're building a shiny new feature or refactoring a bug deep in a legacy codebase, before you merge your work to production you want to get rid of all those ray() calls you littered the codebase with.
Read more [myray.app]
Retry mechanisms in Laravel
– ahmedshamim.com - submitted by Ahmed Shamim
Laravel provides some excellent 'Retry' mechanisms out of the box for handling transient failures! In this article, we'll learn about these mechanisms to build a reliable system using Laravel!
Read more [ahmedshamim.com]
Improved handling of 404 errors with Livewire
– srwiez.com - submitted by Eser DENIZ
I like to use the findOrFail() function in Livewire methods that call actions. But I really don't like the default behaviour of Livewire showing a modal view with a 404. Let me show you how to personalise that.
Read more [srwiez.com]
Composition over Inheritance
– acairns.co.uk - submitted by Andrew Cairns
Learn about Composition, Inheritance and what Composition over Inheritance means with a little help from some 8-bit friends!
Read more [acairns.co.uk]
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]
The Business of Bisecting
At PHPUKConference 2024 I saw this excellent talk by Pauline Vos on a pretty powerful git feature: bisect.
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]
My keynote at PHPUKConference 2024 original
Here's the recording of the keynote at this year's PHPUKConference.
Reusable Input Components without Livewire, with Livewire
– fly.io - submitted by Johannes Werbrouck
Having reusable input components is great. Knowing how to make them is even better! Follow along to see how we can create a generic TextInput component with a fluent interface that can be reused everywhere with just a few lines of code. While it won’t be a Livewire component, it can still make use of wire:model and other Livewire goodies. How is that possible? Read on to find out!
Read more [fly.io]
Laravel Clockwork: A Deep Dive into Debugging, Profiling Skills and Best Practices
– qirolab.com - submitted by Harish Kumar
Laravel Clockwork is a powerful debugging and profiling tool seamlessly integrated into the Laravel framework. With its real-time web interface, Clockwork provides developers with instant insights into their application's runtime behavior.
Read more [qirolab.com]