PHP is often considered the glue of the Internet because it’s can be used for a lot of different things. There are so many built in functions and features that you are unlikely to use close to all of them if you work with PHP the rest of your life. This is great because we can solve various problems in our web apps without resorting to bringing in another language. Sometimes though, our application logic can get quite large or resource intensive.…
Read more »The first thing we’ll need to do is create a default layout. This is the layout that the rest of our views will extend. Let’s save it as ‘app/views/layouts/default.blade.php’. …
Read more »The Internet is the wild west these days. With hackers, scammers and even governments gathering our personal communications, you may have become pretty paranoid about what you post online these days. In response to all this paranoia, there have been several offerings from online applications to SaaS services claiming to improve your security and protect your data online. I wouldn’t say that I fall into the paranoid category but security, anonymity and cryptography fascinate me.…
Read more »There is no shortage of coding frameworks these days. I can’t scroll through my twitter and facebook feeds or my favorite dev forums without stumbling upon something new. Like a hungry barracuda, I’m instantly attracted to new shiny things. While browsing reddit.com/r/php I came across a mention of a microframework called Silex. Now you may be wondering what a microframework is. I was wondering the same thing, so I took a look at the project’s website to figure out for myself.…
Read more »For years Ruby and Python have been stealing the show with innovative features and functionality to help developers get their projects off the ground. PHP was left in the dust for quite a while. One simple but invaluable feature that PHP had been lacking was it’s own webserver. Since version 5.4 however, PHP developers can now enjoy this modern convenience. Not all backend developers are system administrators. They know how to code and code well.…
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