Laravel chunk() vs cursor() vs lazy() — Handle Large Data Without Crashing Your Server
If you've ever tried to process thousands of rows in Laravel and got a memory error or server timeout — this article is for you. I learned this the ha…
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Meet phpvm: The PHP Version Manager for Linux (v2.5.1 Released)
Every Linux PHP developer knows the dance. You need to switch from PHP 8.1 to 8.3. You run your sudo commands, update your global symlinks, and then r…
How to add a Claude agent to a PrestaShop store: a 5-file pattern
Liquid syntax error: Unknown tag 'endraw'
Why I Built Bamise Instead of Using Laravel
Laravel is one of the best things that ever happened to PHP. It transformed modern PHP development, introduced elegant developer experience patterns, …
How to Build a Clean, Light Bulk Data Importer for WordPress Custom Post Types (Without Heavy Plugins)
If you build custom WordPress sites for data-heavy industries (like Real Estate listings, Vacation Rentals, or Directory menus), you've likely faced t…
How I Built an Open-Source Social Media Scheduler with Laravel
I wanted to get consistent at posting: one calendar across every network, planned a week ahead instead of thrown together the morning of. The problem …
I Cloned My Dog-Name Site to Build a Cat-Name Site. The Routing Layer Bit Back.
I run a dog-name site. A few weeks ago a reader emailed asking the obvious question: "Do you have one for cats?" I didn't. But I had a fully built PHP…
I Built an AI-Native Productivity System Instead of Another AI Wrapper
Most productivity apps today feel passive. They organize tasks. Track deadlines. Store notes. But they rarely help people actually execute. That idea …
The Singleton Labyrinth
Play the game first: voku.github.io/DevLabyrinth/ It teaches the problem faster than another architecture sermon ever could. You enter a labyrinth. Wa…
How to Hide Out-of-Stock Products on Your WordPress Website
Posted on Aug 5, 2024 2 min read 🤖 AI summary: This article outlines a technical method to improve the shopping experience on WordPress websites by au…
ShareBox v5 — GPU transcoding, Netflix-style grid, and why I don't need Plex anymore
I wanted to send a movie link to a friend. Plex wanted me to scan a library, create an account, configure metadata agents. Jellyfin was lighter but st…
PHPStan 'expects X, Y given' — the trace it doesn't give you
A few weeks ago I was staring at this: Parameter #1 $amount of method format() expects float, float|null given. $amount was declared float at the top …
Best Programming Language for Backend Web Development: PHP vs Python
Something I get asked constantly by developers picking up their second or third language: PHP or Python for the backend? My answer used to be more con…
Powering Your Progress: Building Robust Solutions with Laravel
In today's dynamic digital environment, merely functional web solutions fall short. Businesses and individuals demand applications that are powerful, …
Why `mixed` Is the Worst Type in Your PHP Codebase (and How to Kill It)
Book: Decoupled PHP — Clean and Hexagonal Architecture for Applications That Outlive the Framework Also by me: Thinking in Go (2-book series) — Comple…
PHP Fibers in Production: 4 Real Cases Where They Beat curl_multi and Queues
Book: Decoupled PHP — Clean and Hexagonal Architecture for Applications That Outlive the Framework Also by me: Thinking in Go (2-book series) — Comple…
PHP 8.4 Asymmetric Visibility: 5 Patterns That Replace Constructors and Setters
Book: Decoupled PHP — Clean and Hexagonal Architecture for Applications That Outlive the Framework Also by me: Thinking in Go (2-book series) — Comple…
Laravel Google Drive Filesystem: Unlimited Cloud Storage with Familiar Syntax
The Storage Dilemma: Unlocking Unlimited Cloud Power in Laravel with Google Drive As seasoned developers, we've all been there. You're building a fant…
Brave CMS – A CMS Built for Simplicity, Flexibility, and Scalability
In a world filled with bloated content management systems and overly complex admin platforms, developers often search for a solution that balances sim…
The PHP Stack I Built TrustGate On — And Why I'd Do It Differently Today
I built TrustGate — India's independent business review platform — entirely as a custom WordPress plugin. Full REST API. Custom database tables with v…
Symfony 8 AWS Secrets Bundle
My previous bundle that supported Symfony 5 and 6 was downloaded over 210.000 times, so it looks like it was useful. :D I've decided to publish an upd…
My thoughts on Spatie/Piper
When I saw a library for the pipe operator I needed to check it out. People that read my posts before know I'm a big fan of the pipe operator feature.…
Contributing to Laravel Maestro Starter Kits Without Losing Your Changes
What is Maestro Maestro is an upstream generator repository for generating and managing Laravel starter kits. The following starter kit repositories a…
How I built a fallback loop to save my recommendation engine
Recommendation algorithms usually act like black boxes. I wanted to build a movie matchmaker that maps your mood to database tags without hiding the m…
Inspector.dev (Neuron), Laravel AI SDK, and Prism PHP: A Practical Comparison for Laravel Developers
The PHP and Laravel ecosystem has had a quiet revolution in the past year. Where once you had to piece together raw HTTP calls to OpenAI's API and wri…
Why Your wp_remote_post Isn't Sending CF7 Data to Your API (And How to Fix It)
A developer posted this exact problem on the WordPress support forums: they followed a YouTube tutorial step-by-step, hooked into wpcf7_before_send_ma…
fastjson 0.3.0: A Faster Drop-In ext/json for PHP, Backed by yyjson
// Before $payload = json_encode ( $response ); $data = json_decode ( $input , true ); $ok = json_validate ( $input ); // After $payload = fastjson_en…
Magento Migration Case Study: Modernizing "18 Miles of Books" for a 4.7 Million Product Marketplace
Strand Books, the iconic New York City bookstore known as "18 Miles of Books," embarked on a complex digital transformation to evolve from a physical …
Stop Sending Test Emails to Your Own Inbox: Use This Instead
If you're learning backend development, chances are you've tested emails by sending everything to your personal Gmail inbox. I did the same when I sta…
Understanding Correlation in PHP: Pearson vs Spearman vs Kendall Tau
Correlation helps you understand whether two variables move together and how strongly they are related. In this article, you'll learn how Pearson, Spe…