HTTP Middleware in Laravel 4.1
Dec 09, 2013
As of Laravel 4.1, the framework now uses StackPHP's implementation of Symfony's HttpKernel. This means we can add our own middleware to our HTTP layer! Here's how.
Dec 09, 2013
As of Laravel 4.1, the framework now uses StackPHP's implementation of Symfony's HttpKernel. This means we can add our own middleware to our HTTP layer! Here's how.
Dec 08, 2013
Nov 19, 2013
Setting up your computer for Vim and Tmux often comes with a few issues. Here's how to manage plugins for Vim and use Tmux to boost your productivity, as well as settle a few common issues.
Nov 01, 2013
Mac's come with the ability to serve static content out of the box! and there are simple options to get fancier with dynamic content. Here are some examples.
Oct 09, 2013
If you have a highly-trafficked site or want the best site-speed for global traffic, using a CDN such as Amazon's Cloudfront might be worth your time. Here I investigate whether it's worth using Cloudfront to deliver not just static assets, but your whole site.
Oct 03, 2013
NodeJS introduced some breaking changes in its 0.10 version. Because this breaks so many packages, I often need to install pre-0.10 versions of Node. Here's how to do that in Ubuntu 12.04 server.
Sep 19, 2013
PHP's PDO has many attribute options you can configure. Here's how to set those in Laravel.
Sep 18, 2013
How to use raw queries safely.
Sep 15, 2013
Here's how to use multiple database connections within Laravel 4
Aug 18, 2013
I'm writing an eBook called Implementing Laravel. It will be for bridging the gap between knowing how to use Laravel and knowing how to implement Laravel using SOLID principles in practices.
Jul 18, 2013
Some basics I do on every production server install to setup iptables and increase security.
Jul 18, 2013
Set up Varnish, and some PHP in Laravel for setting proper headers
Jul 15, 2013
Queues are a great way to take some task out of the user-flow and put them in the background. Here's (most of) how I set up Beanstalkd to work with Laravel 4 in a production environment.
Jul 10, 2013
How Config and Environments work
Jul 10, 2013
How to extend or replace a core class in Laravel 4