A guide on upgrading a Laravel 4 application to Laravel 5 by starting from a fresh install and migrating code.
Explains the new Commands & Handlers feature in Laravel 5.0, using a 'Duplicate Talk' example from a conference app.
A WordPress code snippet to restrict authors to only view their own posts in the admin post overview.
A WordPress code snippet to restrict authors to only view their own uploaded images in the media library.
A technical guide on setting up a Sculpin static site generator blog and deploying it using Laravel Forge.
A tutorial showing how to create a simple HTML redirect page, with both a PHP-enhanced version and a plain HTML/JavaScript version.
A guide to improving Drupal site performance by identifying and removing unused modules to reduce memory footprint and optimize server response.
A guide to installing and using PHP-CS-Fixer to automatically format PHP code according to PSR-2 standards.
Explains how Laravel 5.0 simplifies environment detection using PHP dotenv and the .env file for configuration management.
An analysis of why image hosting websites struggle to remain profitable without sacrificing quality and user experience, using Imgur as a case study.
Explores the now-removed Event Annotations feature in Laravel 5.0, which allowed binding event listeners using code annotations.
Explains the new Middleware feature in Laravel 5.0, which replaces the traditional filter-style architecture for handling HTTP requests.
Explains the removed Route Annotations feature in Laravel 5.0, which allowed defining routes via PHP DocBlock comments in controllers.
A tutorial on setting up Composer and PHPUnit as global commands in the Windows command shell for easier PHP development.
Explains method injection in Laravel 5.0, a feature allowing dependency injection directly into controller methods.
A tutorial on implementing custom filter tabs in Sonata Admin bundles, using a workaround inspired by the undocumented Sonata MediaBundle feature.
Explains Laravel 5.0's route caching feature, a performance optimization for faster route registration in PHP applications.
A guide to removing Byte Order Marks (BOM) from files using a simple PHP code snippet.
Explains the technical difference between Laravel's Redirect::to() and Redirect::away() methods for internal vs. external URL redirection.
An overview of Laravel 5.0's Form Requests feature, which simplifies form validation and authorization.
