Explains how to use Laravel 5.1's built-in login throttling feature to prevent brute-force attacks by limiting failed login attempts.
A guide to using Laravel 5.1's model factories to create fake data for cleaner and more efficient integration testing.
Learn how to write powerful and simple integration tests in Laravel 5.1 using new built-in methods like visit(), see(), and click().
Explains the new, simplified syntax for creating custom Artisan commands in Laravel 5.1, comparing it to the old method.
A guide on how to pass parameters to middleware in Laravel 5.1, using role-based authentication as a practical example.
A guide on how to install and upgrade to an in-development, pre-release version of the Laravel PHP framework using Composer.
A tutorial on building a Lumen microservice that generates Heroku-style random server names using a thesaurus API.
Lumen is a new micro-framework from Laravel, designed for building fast microservices and small, single-purpose applications.
A humorous rap song about Drupal development, covering modules, hooks, caching, and the Drupal community.
A developer shares a code refactor by Laravel's creator, highlighting lesser-known features like Cache::remember.
A guide to setting up an on-demand PHP server using Grunt or Gulp, and integrating it with BrowserSync for live reloading during development.
Envoyer.io is a new zero-downtime deployment service for PHP and Laravel projects, launched by Taylor Otwell.
A technical guide on implementing dynamic, responsive background images using CSS media queries and server-side logic like PHP.
A tutorial on using the League/CSV package to export a Laravel Eloquent collection to a downloadable CSV file.
Explains Laravel 5.0's Eloquent attribute casting feature, which automatically converts model attributes to specific data types like boolean or integer.
A discussion of different approaches to organizing PHP class namespaces, focusing on modularity and cohesion in small-to-medium apps.
An introduction to PHP namespaces, explaining their purpose, syntax, and how to use them for better code organization.
A guide to customizing FOSUserBundle in Symfony, covering redirect targets and flash messages for version 1.3.
A guide to the new event and handler system in Laravel 5.0, explaining how to create and bind them.
A tutorial on how to re-enable the Whoops error handler in Laravel 5.0, providing prettier error pages for debugging.
