Laravel is known for its elegant approach to structuring complex logic. I’ve been using Laravel since the release of Laravel 4, and it has pretty consistently added new helpful features to every release, to the point where I myself discovering new features all the time that I haven’t used. Pipelines are just one of […]

For those of us who live and breathe the command line, there’s something undeniably satisfying about well-crafted TUI (Text-based User Interface) applications. Whether you’re managing servers, editing files, or just want a slicker way to interact with your system without touching a mouse, TUIs offer speed, efficiency, and often a bit of nostalgia. That’s where […]

In this episode, Scott talks with John Congdon about PHP Tek 2025, speaking, and writing articles for PHP Architect magazine. PHP Tek is looking for sponsors! Contact see https://phptek.io/blog/elevate-your-brand-sponsorship-phptek-2025 for more information. 00:00 Intro 00:41 What is php[tek] 07:48 HoneyBadger 08:32 More about php[tek] 19:29 Outro Links: PHP Tek Website – https://phptek.io/ HoneyBadger.io – https://HoneyBadger.io […]

This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John talk about Github Skylines, ElePHPants, PHP Tek and more… Links from the show: PHP Tek 2025 – May 20th to 22nd, 2025 A Field Guide to Elephpants ElePHPant.me | The best place for your elePHPant collection How we built the GitHub Skyline CLI extension using GitHub […]

Database Denormalization For Performance In the past, we’ve discussed using methods to normalize our database to reduce data redundancy and decrease bugs. One downside to normalizing our database is that there can be performance problems as we interact with this normalized data at scale. We may have to join several tables to get the data […]

 One of the more interesting features added to PHP 8.4 is the ability to create Lazy Objects. Lazy Objects allow us to defer the initialization of an object until one of its properties is accessed. This may not be a game-changer for the average CRUD application, but it will allow us to make some […]

 This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John talk about PHP Tek 2025, Community Corner Podcast, Convince Your Boss to attend PHP Tek, and more… This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John discuss PHP Hidden Treasures, 99 Dev Problems, drama in 3D printing, Blueprint, TailwindCSS, and more. Links from the show: […]

One of the features of Laravel that makes it a real joy to work with is its built-in logging functionality. This can be a real boon if we’re trying to troubleshoot a problem in production because we can safely log information about running processes without worrying about it affecting our users. The downside is that […]

This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John talk about PHP Tek 2025, Community Corner Podcast, Convince Your Boss to attend PHP Tek, and more… Links from the show: Application Monitoring & Error Tracking for Developers – Honeybadger Community Corner: Neon With Mahmoud Abdelwahab PHPTek 2025 Speakers The PHP Podcast streams the recording of […]

In this video, Scott Talks with Mahmoud Abdelwahab about the open-source cloud-based Postgres replacement Neon. Links: Neon – https://neon.tech HoneyBadger.io – https://HoneyBadger.io Our Discord – https://discord.gg/aMTxunVx