Introduction When using WebSockets and broadcasting in your Laravel application, your routes/channels.php file can quickly become cluttered as your project grows. So it can sometimes be difficult to get a quick overview of the broadcast channels that you've registered. I recently made a pull request (#46248) that proposed a new channel:list…

Introduction In September 2022, I released my very first paid product: an ebook called “ Battle Ready Laravel”. It’s something that I spent a lot of time and effort creating, and I’m super proud of it. …

Disclaimer: All links to “Fathom Analytics” on this page are affiliate links. This means that if you sign up using one of my links, I’ll get a tiny kickback that helps to support the blog. You’ll also get $10 credit for your first month. Introduction At the end of 2021, I…

Introduction A key piece of building modern-day web applications with PHP involves using packages and libraries built by other developers around the world. As a result of this, it means there can be a lot of moving pieces that you don’t always have control over. So it can be possible for…

Introduction As web developers, we’re all usually pretty security-conscious and aware of the dangers of poor security practices. We know that we need to prevent SQL injection, CSRF attacks, XSS scripting attacks, and so on. However, these are usually security features that happen behind the scenes without the user’s knowledge. So…

Introduction One of the amazing things about Laravel and PHP is the vast ecosystem of community packages available to accelerate your development process. Often, a good package helps you implement complex features in your web application more quickly than writing the code yourself from scratch. I love the feeling of finding…

Disclaimer: All links to the “Mastering Laravel Validation Rules” ebook on this page are affiliate links. This means that if you buy the book after clicking on one of my links, I’ll get a tiny kickback that helps to support the blog. Introduction One thing I love about the Laravel world…

Introduction The following article is an excerpt from my ebook Battle Ready Laravel, which is a guide to auditing, testing, fixing, and improving your Laravel applications. Validation is a really important part of any web application and can help strengthen your app’s security. But, it’s also something that is often ignored…

Introduction If you’ve read any of my previous blog posts, you’ll know that I like contributing to open-source projects whenever I get a chance to. To be able to work on any packages, I typically have a “playground” Laravel project that I can use to test the changes that I make…