It's another Friday so you know what that means it's time for another Artisan Weekly and who knows is this one going to be a spooky one??? :). We've had a great week for all things Laravel, we had the 3rd instalment of Laravel London and we were lucky to have two cracking speakers so if you missed out I'm sorry to say you really did miss out, but remember we will have another one in May! If you're looking for a upcoming Laravel event look no further there is now a brand new app in the app store to help you out https://laravel-news.com/laravel-community-mobile-app
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Eric BarnesEric Barnes has recently returned from this years LaraconEU (what a great event it was) In this video he's talks about how Laravel News helped cover the event, the things that went on behind the scenes and the conversations that they had with attendees, speakers and sponsors including yours truly.
As a developer we all know that we love to play around with data. Now if you're a runner as well you might own a GPX sports watch. In this post Roberto walks us through parsing a GPX file and playing around with the data. If this is your kind of thing and you've always wanted to do things with that running date then checkout this article and see what you can do.
An in-depth look at PIE (PHP Installer for Extensions), the new de-facto extension manager that's replacing PECL for managing PHP extensions. Learn about this modern tool funded by the Sovereign Tech Agency and how it's making PHP extension management as straightforward as using Composer. James talks us through creating a native DD helper
It only feels like yesterday we had the release of Inertia.js V2 now we've got the first beta release of V3, Pascal walks us through whats new in V3 (you're going to like it).
Have you ever wanted to generate your social media images but dont have the ability to do so on the server your using then look no further this post by Matt shows you how you can do this with CloudFlare workerts
Learn why validating critical configuration values in your service provider's boot method is superior to checking them in controllers or middleware. This security-focused tutorial shows how to catch configuration issues early in your Laravel application lifecycle, preventing deployment failures and protecting users from unexpected errors.
Steve McDougall introduces Kit, an opinionated Laravel starter package designed to solve common API development problems like inconsistent responses, security issues, and versioning challenges. The comprehensive tutorial covers setting up Kit with PHP 8.5 and Laravel 12, focusing on token-based authentication and production-ready API architecture.
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Pete BishopA heartfelt personal account of attending Laracon EU on impulse, sharing experiences from the MostlyTechnical pre-party to working the Artisan Desk and meeting Laravel community legends like Taylor Otwell and Aaron Francis. The author reflects on how the genuine, welcoming nature of the Laravel community transformed what started as a spontaneous decision into a deeply meaningful professional experience.
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Josh CirreJosh talks us through one of the great features of Laravel Cloud, Preview Environments! Have you ever wanted to quickly deploy a branch to an environment to show a client well now you can do this super simply with Laravel Cloud
A crucial security warning about JWT tokens without expiration dates that can become permanent access keys, even after users leave or credentials are compromised. Learn why setting proper expiration times is essential for Laravel applications using JWT authentication.
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Victor UkamA comprehensive Laravel package that helps organize AI agent instructions as structured, version-controlled files with variable interpolation, performance tracking, and A/B testing capabilities. Features seamless integration with the Laravel AI SDK and provides Artisan commands for easy prompt management and versioning.
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Learn how to optimize your Laravel app's database performance by upgrading from AWS RDS gp2 to gp3 storage, which offers better IOPS, throughput, and cost savings. The guide includes practical AWS CLI commands and monitoring tips for a smooth migration with minimal downtime.
Learn how to create a standalone CLI companion that extends your NativePHP desktop app into the terminal, using the bundled PHP binary to communicate with your app's database and local API. This tutorial shows how to build a Symfony Console application that can discover and interact with your desktop app whether it's running or not.
A fluent Laravel package that provides an expressive API for numeric operations, offering a Stringable-like interface for numbers with support for arithmetic, formatting, currency conversion, and localization. Features immutable operations, type checking, comparisons, and various formatting styles including currency, percentages, ordinals, and file sizes.
Freek introduces laravel-og-image, a new Spatie package that lets you generate Open Graph images directly from Blade templates without external services. The package automatically takes screenshots of your HTML templates and serves them as OG images, making social media sharing previews effortless.