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[announcement] Laravel Sketchpad

Hey all, About a year ago, I posted about a package I was working on called Sketchpad, which I'm ple...

Random PHP parse errors on last line of random files

I've just set up a new Mac and have pulled my current project in. Strangely, I'm getting randomly-oc...

Why are setting up Facades so involved?

Specifically, why setting up a whole new class, adding a binding and alias are necessary. A brief te...

Best place to do a system check before starting the app

I'm building a kiosk app which centers around managing footage which is stored on a shared drive. If...

Is there a more efficient way to do this query?

Here's the query: /** * Get all dates and counts for an event via the database */ public function...

For anyone who would like to add these methods using PHPDoc, just copy this block to the top of your...

OK, I figured it out. The Fluent instance that is returned sets attributes on itself via magic metho...

Thanks, jweultjes, but that's not the real issue I'm struggling with. Both integer($name, $unsigned)...

Looks like a missing single quote on line 29 from the formatting! PHPStorm confirms.

I'm no database expert it has to be said, so I Googled "best database design for dating profile...