Hi everyone,
New updates are dropping this week. Starting with new security updates for PHP 8.2 and 8.3. We also have a new Xdebug update for the month of May, along with new updates from Laravel 11. In Podcast we have new episodes from Laravel News on Minimal Exceptions and ultimate validations. No Compromises tackles the frustrations with troubleshooting, while Maintainable talks about the fear factor in maintainable software. Finally in our Reading section we have using models as flags, Database Management in Wordpress, and when to use Eloquent ORM, Query Builder and RAw SQL. We have all that and more, so we do hope you enjoy this week's newsletter. If you're a student or developer on the move and want the latest PHP news and updates in one place, then subscribe to PHPWeekly.
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Articles
Value Objects in PHP can protect you from bad data
One of the things that we need to care about when working with object oriented programming is that the data we are working with is valid at every moment.
Deep Dive into Eloquent: 40 Rarely Used Eloquent ORM Methods Every Laravel Developer MUST Know
Let’s start with the normal and then move into the best. You are going to see many beautiful methods that will really boost your application speed and efficiency. Let’s go.
Mastering Laravel Development with the PHP Scratchpad
By providing a fast and efficient way to write, test, and debug PHP code, the Scratchpad allows you to iterate quickly and focus on building your application.
Mastering PHP Generators
In this article, we’ll look at what PHP generators are, how they work, and why you should consider using them in your next project.
Factory Pattern can encapsulate complexity in PHP
Sometimes I hear comments against the Factory Pattern, meaning that it just introduces complexity with no real value, and I want to explore at least one use case in which I think it’s beneficial.
Level Up Your Laravel Development with Facades: A Friendly Guide
In this post, we’ll break down Facades in a way that’s easy to understand, even for beginners.
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Tutorials and Talks
A Quickstart Tutorial on PHP Generators
To optimize memory usage, the crwlr/crawler library leverages PHP's Generators. If you want to write a custom step for your crawler, the step must return a Generator. Since working with generators can be a bit tricky if you're new to them, this post offers an intro on how to use them and highlights common pitfalls to avoid.
Automate comment system in Laravel: A comprehensive guide
Today, let's delve into the world of Laravel comments using the fantastic package from beyondcode.
How do you add page links and manage changes to a page by changing a single file in PHP?
Today I have learned to add page links in PHP project. And also know how to manage files that contains the data of pages.
Nginx: Doing IP Geolocation Right In Nginx
Knowing the geolocation of your site's users is handy thing. maybe you want to force your canadian users into a degraded, second-rate version of your ecommerce site, or maybe you want to redirect people from brazil to a frontend you ran through google translate.
Directory Templates: How to Pick the Best One for Your Project
This guide will help you dig deeper into Larafast Directories Boilerplate, by discussing the key factors to consider and the benefits of using customizable templates.
How to Remove HTML Markup from Text in PHP
Removing HTML from text is an easy and effective way to sanitize client-side text inputs.
Apartment Management System Project in PHP with Source Code
Apartment Management System Project in PHP is used to help people in apartments pay bills like maintenance bills and water bills, make a complaint, and update their information.
Handling JSON Data In Laravel with Eloquent And JSON Columns: Complete Guide
In this post, we’ll look at how to work with JSON data in Laravel, specifically concentrating on JSON columns in your database and utilizing the Eloquent Model in Laravel to manipulate this data. |
News and Announcements
PHP 8.2.20 and PHP 8.3.8 Released!
The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.2.20 and PHP 8.3.8. This is a security release.
Xdebug Update: May 2024
In this monthly update I explain what happened with Xdebug development in the past month. These are normally published on the first Tuesday on or after the 5th of each month.
Updates for security issue affecting IntelliJ-based IDEs 2023.1+ and JetBrains GitHub Plugin
A new security issue was discovered that affects the JetBrains GitHub plugin on the IntelliJ Platform, which could lead to disclosure of access tokens to third-party sites. The issue affects all IntelliJ-based IDEs as of 2023.1 onwards that have the JetBrains GitHub plugin enabled and configured/in-use.
Use a Closure with updateOrInsert() in Laravel 11.10
This week, the Laravel team released v11.10, with the ability to pass a callback to updateOrInsert, support for soft-deleted models with explicit route model binding, and more.
"Fast Projects" by Larafast: Real life, ready to use Laravel based Boilerplates
Larafast continues to extend its boilerplates list. Introducing Larafast Fast Projects, a new collection of ready-to-go boilerplates designed to accelerate your Laravel development journey.
A Week of Symfony #910 (3-9 June 2024)
This week, Symfony 5.4.40, 6.4.8, 7.0.8 and 7.1.1 maintenance versions were released. In addition, we organized the SymfonyOnline June 2024 conference and merged the first features of Symfony 7.2, to be released at the end of November 2024.
SymfonyCon Vienna 2024 - Submit your talk before July 8th
SymfonyCon Vienna 2024, our next annual International Symfony conference, will take place on December 5 & 6! Start preparing for your participation by submitting a paper for a talk or workshop, registering for the conference, or becoming a conference partner.
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Podcasts and Vlogs
PHP Ugly: 385: Early Worm
This week on the podcast, Eric and John talk about DHH's move to Linux, SQLite making a come back?, No more space for Spaces at JetBrain, and more...
Laravel News Podcast: Minimal exceptions, time wardens, and ultimate validation
Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and happenings in the community.
The Stack Overflow: This startup uses a team of AI agents to write and review their pull requests
In this episode we chat with Saumil Patel, co-founder and CEO of Squire AI. The company uses an agentic workflow to automatically review your code, write your pull requests, and even review and provide opinions on other people’s PRs.
No Compromises Podcast: Troubleshooting an empty session
Why isn't this working? It can be frustrating when something doesn't work as expected!In this episode, we talk through a recent issue Joel had with sessions and oauth ...
Maintainable Podcast: Scott Hanselman - The Fear Factor in Maintainable Software
In this episode of Maintainable, Robby welcomes Scott Hanselman, VP of Developer Community at Microsoft and host of the Hanselminutes Podcast, to discuss the emotional side of maintainable software.
Software Engineering Radio: SE Radio 619: James Strong on Kubernetes Networking
Infrastructure engineer and Kubernetes ingress-Nginx maintainer James Strong joins host Robert Blumen to discuss the Kubernetes networking layer.
Shoptalk Show: Svencodes
Sven Neumann aka Sven Codes talks with us about SudokuPad, developing a cross-platform app, integrating new puzzles and features, the benefits of being easy to use, building a community, and monetizing an app while not upsetting your user base.
WP Builds: 376 – Exploring typography and accessibility with Piccia Neri
In Podcast #376, guest Piccia Neri, a seasoned designer and long-time collaborator with WP Builds, discusses the evolution of her career and the critical role of accessibility in web design.
WP Briefing: Episode 81: It’s your first WordCamp? Welcome!
This episode is designed for first-time attendees; we’ll explore what to expect, from Contributor Day activities to mastering the art of socializing and networking. Whether you’re aiming to contribute to the WordPress…
Mostly Technical: 38: Morning Person
Ian & Aaron discuss what's going on with Aaron's course and Ian's feistiness on Twitter before diving into what's going on with Aaron's HVAC system (seriously) and a lot more.
Syntax: Potluck - The Value of TypeScript × Vue vs Svelte × Leetcode
In this potluck episode, Scott and CJ discuss TypeScript complexity, Svelte vs Vue, internationalization, the future of React, Astro vs SvelteKit, learning C# or Rust alongside JS/TS, finishing projects, and scoping project quality based on timeline and team size.
The Changelog: Apple finally gets Siri-ous
Apple announces its “new” style of AI, piku gives you “git push” deployment on your own servers, Dabo Chen rebuilds nanoGPT in a spreadsheet, Mark Seemann thinks you’ll regret using natural keys in your database design & Glyph Lefkowitz describes his grand unified theory of the AI hype cycle.
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Using Models as Flags
One thing I've been experimenting with lately, with positive results, is using models as flags. When you need to flag one of your models somehow, you might add a boolean to your table to indicate a certain status.
Database Management In WordPress: 9 Tips For Efficient Data Handling
Whether you’re building a simple blog or a complex web application, efficient data handling is paramount for optimal performance and security. In this article, we’ll delve into advanced database management techniques to streamline your WordPress projects.
Eloquent ORM, Query Builder, Raw SQL: When To Use Which?
In this article, we’ll be reviewing each of them in terms of its definition and how to implement them. I’m gonna be using Laravel as the framework to demonstrate everything for the sake of simplicity and understandability.
Introduction to gRPC: Building a Golang Server and a PHP Client
In this article, we will explore the basics of gRPC, and walk through a practical example of implementing a gRPC server in Golang and a client in PHP.
Critical PHP Flaw Puts Windows Servers at RCE Risk
In recent cybersecurity news, a critical vulnerability in the PHP programming language has been identified, posing significant risks to Windows servers worldwide.
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Interesting Projects, Tools and Libraries
bjerke/laravel-enums
Helpers for handling enums and enum translations in Laravel.
akshaykhale1992/console-logger
A simple logger for PHP which logs into Browser's console log instead of a File or a Database.
vladimir-alekseev-go/yii2-image-processor
Configurable image processing for Yii2.
fastknife/ajcaptcha
This is a behavior verification code PHP back-end implementation package.
sunkan/aws-auth-policy
Library to help with generating auth policies for AWS Gateway API Authorizers.
ruafozy/cinip
Wrapper for bcmath that offers readable expressions
firren123/junit-laravel
A simplified version of the laravel framework unit test.
kentaroutakeda/laravel-safe-routing
Yaml based type safe routing for laravel.
omasn/object-handler
The component allows filling objects from an associative array based on class strict property maps.
vicephp/virtue-access
Making access management more Pythonic...
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