November 24th 2025
The Difference Between ?: and ?? in PHP
Introduction In PHP, I often see the ternary operator (?:) and null coalescing operator (??) being u...
October 23rd 2025
The `match` Expression in PHP
Introduction The match expression is a PHP feature that I love using. It was introduced in PHP 8.0 (...
Boosting Laravel Boost
Hello ? It's been a while since I wrote an article. I mean, why would I? You prompt AI about a subje...
Full Text Search & More with Typesense and Laravel
Building powerful and user-friendly search functionality is crucial for many Laravel applications. W...
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How I Reduced Laravel N+1 Queries by 83% Using JSON Aggregation
The Problem: N+1 Queries Are Killing Your API Performance If you've worked with Laravel's Eloquent O...
Pass a Query Builder to "whereIn" to Reduce Your DB Queries
Introduction I recently learnt about a cool feature in Laravel that allows you to pass a query build...
Cast Laravel Model Fields to "Illuminate\Support\Uri" with "AsUri"
Introduction I recently contributed a new feature to the Laravel framework that allows you to cast m...
Preventing Destructive Commands from Running in Laravel
Introduction I recently stumbled upon a cool Laravel feature I hadn't come across before: the abilit...
Laravel Custom Query Builders Over Scopes
Hello ? Alright, let's talk about Query Scopes. They're awesome, they make queries much easier to re...
Laravel Redis Throttle In Details: Tutorial
Redis Throttle is a fantastic feature provided by the Redis facade. It’s a convenient way to limit t...
5 ways to optimize your eloquent queries
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How to find the slowest query in your application
Is your website slow? does it take ages to load? Are the users complaining that it's almost unusable...
How (and when) to fake an Eloquent model
In a recent Laravel project I've built (following TDD principles) I stumbled across this problem: H...
Choosing the right data type & means of generating unique primary keys
This article is one of several I've written while building a web app in public. It’s called Lumeno...
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