Blog post in the category Laravel

• Laravel Components and Component Libraries

  Published on 1st May 2020

  If you use a component library you might find some disconnect between them and how they're used on a project website. I have a primer about using the component library Fractal and your websi…

• Alpine.js Drag and Drop Integration with Laravel

  Published on 4th May 2020

  I use Laravel to manage my projects and I wanted to integrate the drag and drop code I wrote using Alpine.js, so I built a new component. This Laravel component supports passing in variables…

• Laravel global scopes and Nova

  Published on 6th July 2021

  I have recently been building a new application using Laravel and Nova. For the front-end of the application, I would only like to restrict models to those that are "active". To ac…

• PHPStan, Encrypter and Laravel Packages

  Published on 20th July 2021

  I've just come across a rather annoying problem that is down to a relatively specific set of circumstances. I use the static anaylsis tool PHPStan to check my PHP code. I use the Laravel spe…

• Laravel global scope ambiguous issue

  Published on 28th July 2021

  I came across a small edge-case when using Laravel's Global Scopes after following the example in the documentation. I created an "Active" scope, which can be applied to multiple m…

• My code quality setup

  Published on 11th August 2021

  When building a codebase, either on your own or within a team, it's a good idea to keep code consistent. One of the main tools to help keep code consistent is to decide on and employ coding…

• Laravel authorisation with policies and requests

  Published on 7th September 2021

  Laravel comes with a few tools which help you manage authorisation and restrict how different users interact with your application. The Laravel documentation for Authorisation covers how you…

• Laravel route model binding and global scopes

  Published on 20th October 2021

  I have been using Laravel's Global Scopes in a recent project. Global scopes are a great way to ensure you're only returning the data you need, especially if you're using soft deleting or ot…

• Checkboxes; Hidden Input and Laravel Request Solutions

  Published on 9th May 2022

  Checkboxes are an HTML element that allows you to define a simple on/off piece of information. However, developers often stumble across an issue where if the checkbox is not checked, then no…

• Custom Laravel Disks and Environment-based Filesystems

  Published on 25th June 2022

  Laravel provides a flexible way of using different "disks" or filesystems to store files. This means you can store files locally in a path relative to your code or using a remote s…