Speed up your PHP application with Zend OpCache

Jun 25, 2013

OpCache is like APC - it caches your compiled PHP so you don't need to rebuild it on every request. PHP 5.5 comes with OpCache out of the box. I happen to have PHP 5.4 and wanted it now, so I decided to install it. Here's how.

Extending the Request and Response class in Laravel 4

Jun 04, 2013

There has been some confusion about how to extend the Illuminate Request and/or the Response classes. Because of their importance in handling HTTP requests, these two classes are handled slightly differently than normal classes. I will go over how to extend them and then I will show you a method which favors composition over inheritance.

PHP-FIG

May 09, 2013

There's some confusion about what the PHP-FIG is. I'm here to add to that confusion.

Handling Proxies in Laravel 4

Apr 30, 2013

When your Laravel web app is behind a load balancer, reverse-proxy or other intermediary, you don't get the correct user IP address reported to you. This will cover how to retrieve the correct client IP address in those situations.

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS LEMP Server Setup

Apr 29, 2013

This will go over getting an Ubuntu 12.04 LTS server up and running for production use using Nginx instead of Apache. This does not pretend to be an exhaustive resource, particularly around security. This is Laravel friendly.

Vim Tricks

Apr 26, 2013

A growing list of Vim tricks as I learn them.

An Explanation of Caching

Apr 22, 2013

The most powerful cache isn't necessarily the one you install on your application server. Here are the different kinds of caching available and what they mean for your web application.

Opinionated Frameworks

Apr 16, 2013

Opinionated frameworks make decisions for the developer, thus making both the developers and creators lives easier.

Extending the Request and Response class in Laravel 4

Apr 15, 2013

There has been some confusion about how to extend the Illuminate Request and/or the Response classes.

Because of their importance in handling HTTP requests, these two classes are handled slightly differently than normal classes. Here I will go over how to extend them and then I will show you a method which favors composition over inheritance.

How to Create a Facade in Laravel 4

Apr 14, 2013

Facades are great for making your packages easy to use by other developers. Learn how to create and implement your own Facades.

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS LAMP Server Setup

Apr 06, 2013

This will go over getting an Ubuntu 12.04 LTS server up and running for production use. Note: This does not pretend to be an exhaustive resource, particularly around security. Additionally, if your environment is more complex (Separate DB servers, servers across data-centers, different access levels, etc), then your setup can and will vary.