Laravel Valet v3 Released

The Laravel team released the next major version of Laravel Valet (3.0), which introduces running multiple versions of PHP in Valet applications side-by-side.

Previously, you could specify which version of PHP Valet used to serve applications locally using valet use php@7.2, but now you can do so on a per-site (including a default) basis using the following commands:

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The WebSocket Handbook

Here at Ably, we’ve been solving the most complicated challenges of realtime communication via WebSockets for many years, so we decided to use all our knowledge and experience to write the definitive resoures about the technology that opened the door to a truly realtime web.

The WebSocket Handbook is a resource for developers who want to learn about the WebSocket technology and how to use it to build event-driven, realtime apps. The Handbook covers the core building blocks of the WebSocket technology, its characteristics, advantages, and the main aspects to consider when building a system to handle thousands or even millions of concurrent end-user devices as they connect, consume, and send messages over WebSockets.

Laravel Facebook Graph API

Laravel Facebook Graph by Joel Butcher is a Laravel wrapper for the Graph PHP 8 SDK project.

Filament Tables TALL Stack Component

The Filament Table Builder is a TALL component that makes building interactive tables a breeze.

Visit HTTP CLI Tool

Visit is a CLI tool by Spatie to see an HTTP response in a beautiful way.

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Ecommerce Series Intro - Laravel 9, Vue 3, InertiaJs, Tailwind Css
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Indeterminate Checkbox State Without Using Any Javascript Plugin
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Laravel validation and custom rules in Inspector
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How to Add a MetaMask Login to Your Laravel Web Application
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Using Docker to Containerize Laravel Apps for Development and Production
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Docker from scratch for PHP 8.1 Applications in 2022
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How to setup and scale the perfect websocket server for your Laravel project
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Laravel Documentation in arabic
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Laravel Config Validator - v2.0.0 Released
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Zephyr: A Laravel starter kit with auth scaffolding using Livewire & Bootstrap.
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Lucid: Declare database migrations and factory definitions inside Laravel models.
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Forward Laravel Logs to Amazon Kinesis
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Laravel Origins: The Documentary
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Keep Laravel .env Synced With Envy
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Interact with Telegram Bots in Laravel with Telegraph
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Using Scout APM to Monitor a Laravel Application
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Postmortem of PHP Core compromise continues
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The secrets behind the Laracon Online site
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HasManyThrough Relationships With Unlimited Levels
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Manage PHP and Valet from the macOS Status Bar
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PHP Puts New Releases on Hold for Two Weeks
Earlier this week, PHP's Git server was compromised, and a bad actor made two malicious commits to the repo. An investigation is still ongoing, and to give more time to look into it, the PHP team announced that releases would be put on hold for two weeks, assuming no further issues are discovered.

Lambo CLI for Quick Application Creation With Laravel and Valet
The new version of Laravel Lambo is now available. Automate repetitive tasks tasks when creating new Laravel apps, now re-written in PHP.

Major Heroicons Release Includes Vue/React Components and Figma Files
Heroicons hit a significant milestone with the release of v1.0, which brings some exciting features that'll make using Heroicons an excellent experience.

Soap - A Laravel SOAP client that provides a clean interface for handling requests and responses
Laravel SOAP client provides a clean interface for handling requests and responses in your Laravel app.

Sending email campaigns, newsletters, drip campaigns using Laravel with Mailcoach v4
Mailcoach is a powerful Laravel package for all things email, and v4 now includes campaigns, newsletters, and drip campaigns.

PHP's Git Server Compromised and Malicious Code Pushed to the Source
The PHP core Git repository was compromised, and a bad actor pushed two commits that introduced code injection from an HTTP header to the PHP source and impersonated Nikita Popov and Rasmus Lerdorf.

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Blade Icons Package
Dries Vints has created a new package to easily make use of Hero icons in your Laravel Blade views.

Laravel 7.4 Released
The Laravel team released v7.4.0 yesterday with quite a few new features. Let’s check out what’s new in this latest Laravel 7 minor release.

Laravel Validation 101, Controllers, Form Requests, and Rules
A core part of any project is understanding how to validate the incoming request from your users and in this tutorial let’s look at how we can setup validation with our controllers, form requests, and rules.

6 Laravel Eloquent Secrets to improve your code
Eloquent is the default ORM that ships with Laravel. It implements the Active-Record pattern and provides an easy way to interact with your database. Every single model represents a table in your database with which you can work. In this post, we’ll show you more or less hidden secrets, methods, and properties you might not know to improve your code.

Terminal: An Elegant Wrapper around the Symfony Process Component
Terminal is a neat PHP package by Titas Gailius that provides a “wrapper around Symfony’s Process component.”