You can define multiple database connections and use them on your queries, see: https://laravel.com/...
The message that a package is abandoned shouldn't be a reason that there isn't a vendor/autoload.php...
Thanks for your friendly reply :) That is a big motivator to keep taking time to answer questions :)...
Personally I shouldn't let the scope call a global function but let the controller give it to the sc...
You tried to give a parameter to flock that is a boolean and not a resource. Without knowing more it...
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