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Published on: 15th Nov, 2022

Use PHP to generate table of contents from heading tags

toc PHP

I wanted to create a table of contents from the post's heading tags automatically without...

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Published on: 13th Nov, 2022

Running Docker on M1 Mac - docker: compose is not a docker

M1 Mac Laravel Docker sail

When upgrading from an Intel mac to an Apple Silicone I noticed docker fails to run. I'm u...

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Published on: 12th Nov, 2022

Using Laravel Sail alongside PhpStorm

sail Laravel Docker PhpStorm

Packages Laravel Framework I'm trying out Laravel Sail for my local development, this post...

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Published on: 12th Nov, 2022

Handle Stripe checkout webhooks

Stripe Checkout Laravel

Laravel Framework Stripe API Continuing on from my last post Sell products with Stripe let...

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Published on: 8th Nov, 2022

Sell products with Stripe

stripe

In this tutorial, I will cover how to use Stripe to take payment for products using their...

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Published on: 5th Nov, 2022

Laravel update factory after creation

factories Laravel

Using a Laravel factory to create a user and then update a relationship directly is possib...

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Published on: 5th Nov, 2022

Laravel use multiple boot in traits

traits Boot Laravel

Let's say you want to use multiple traits in your models to reuse common code such as appl...

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Published on: 14th Jul, 2022

Email Testing Overview: Process and Tools

Email Testing Overview: Process and Tools With email campaigns, things go far beyond well-...

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Published on: 11th Jul, 2022

Laravel how to test CSV download

Laravel Testing

When you have a CSV generated how do you test it runs. Take this extract: public function...

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Published on: 3rd Jul, 2022

Laravel organise migrations into folders

Laravel migrations

When a project grows the migrations folder can contain a lot of migration, ever wanted to...

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Published on: 26th Jun, 2022

Laravel how to set app environment during tests

Laravel Testing Environment

If you need to set an environment to be a specific one such as staging you can override th...

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Published on: 26th Jun, 2022

Laravel Sync Remote Database Package

I often want to sync a production database into a local database and manually exporting an...

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Published on: 26th Jun, 2022

How to Drive Traffic to Your Website in 2022: Tips for Web Developers

As any web developer knows, getting traffic to your site is essential. Without visitors, y...

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Published on: 26th Jun, 2022

Test Laravel Packages with PestPHP

Laravel Testing pestphp package

PestPHP is a testing framework with a focus on simplicity, in this post I'll explain how t...

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Published on: 19th Jun, 2022

Generate PDF and Epub files using Pandoc

pdf epub Pandoc

I write my books using Markdown. Using a tool called Pandoc you can convert Markdown files...

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Published on: 19th Jun, 2022

Released Laravel TALL AdminTW theme

Laravel Laravel-livewire alpinejs Tailwind CSS theme

Laravel TALL AdminTW is a minimal Livewire theme styled with TailwindCSS. Laravel AdminTW...

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Published on: 5th Jun, 2022

My Terminal Aliases

What is a terminal alias? A terminal alias is a shortcut for a terminal command. For examp...

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Published on: 4th Jun, 2022

Mockery 1 Illuminate Console OutputStyle askQuestion() but no expectations were specified

When running a PESTPHP test if you come across this error: Received Mockery_1_Illuminate_...

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