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PHP for-loop for beginners – with examples and advanced uses (2022)

In this tutorial I'll show you how the for-loop in PHP works and give you examples of how to use the for-loop. I'll also show you several advanced techniques.

How to send e-mails in Laravel with Tailwind CSS

In this tutorial I'll show you how to send e-mails from Laravel with Tailwind CSS. I'll learn you how to set this up and how to inline the Tailwind CSS in e-mails.

How to use Stripe CLI with Laravel Valet to listen for events

In this tutorial I'll show you how to use the Stripe CLI with Laravel Valet, so that you can listen to events and forward Stripe webhooks to your local application.

New package: A package to handle the SEO in any Laravel-application

How to mock the Laravel Application instance

In this article I'll show you how to easily mock calls to the Laravel-application instance. I'll show you the best way to mock calls to app() by using a facade.

How to use different Tailwind CSS configs with Laravel Mix

In this tutorial I'll show you how to use Tailwind CSS with multiple different configuration files with Laravel Mix & PostCSS.

Website redesign ⚡️

In March 2022 I redesigned my website and moved everything from WordPress to Laravel. In this blog post I share some of the tech stack and a few screenshots of both sites.

How to remove the 'generated from' message on GitHub

In this article I'll show you how to remove the 'generated from' message on GitHub repositories, that were generated from a template repository.

How to mock dependencies in Laravel (Full 2022 Guide for beginners)

In this article I'll show you how to mock dependencies in Laravel and use Mockery in your tests. After reading you'll be ready to start mocking your app!

A fluent filesystem package for PHP (New package⚡️)

This article will show you how to use my new package to edit and modify files, directories and namespaces in your PHP or Laravel project in a fluent way.

How to use Pest PHP with Laravel – Full Guide (2022)

In this article I'll show you the basics of testing with Pest. This article is great for everyone who is looking to start testing or who wants to switch to Pest.

Automated installation of the TALL-stack (new package)⚡️

In this article I'll show you my new Laravel package to automate the process of installing the TALL-stack. It speeds up development time and has handy features.

How to test custom PHPUnit assertions & helpers

In this article I'll show you how to test your own custom testing assertions for PHPUnit, so that you can test your code with ease.

Celebrating the first year of ralphjsmit.com 🥳

In this blogpost I'll look back at the first year of ralphjsmit.com and the statistics from Google.

2021 – year in review

In this article I'll look back at the year 2021.

Great new PHP 8.1 features: enums, readonly & more (2021)

In this article I'll show you the latest PHP 8.1 features with easy examples, like enums, readonly properties, callables, array unpacking with string keys and more.

Laravel Livewire for Beginners – Full 2021 Guide

In this tutorial I'll explain you how to get started with Laravel Livewire as a beginner, describing the most important features and giving examples.

How to test Laravel notification e-mail contents

In this tutorial I'll show you two ways how to test the contents of a Laravel notification, by using Feature tests and Unit tests.

Test how many times a Laravel Notification was sent

In this article I'll show you how to test whether a notification has been sent a specific number of times in Laravel, by using the Laravel Notification facade.

How to keep Laravel Horizon active with a cron job (New package)

In this tutorial I'll show you the fast and easy alternative I've made to replace Supervisor in a Laravel Horizon queue. Laravel Horizon will be restarted if needed.

Laravel Eloquent relationships for beginners - Full 2021 Guide

In this tutorial I'll explain you how to use the most common Eloquent relationships, so that you are up and running quickly with Eloquent relationships.

How to manage DateTime with Carbon in Laravel & PHP

In this tutorial I'll explain you how to manage dates and times with Carbon in Laravel and PHP. I'll show you how to calculate datetime differences and display them in a human-readable way.

Laravel Eloquent for Beginners | Full guide (2021)

Laravel Eloquent is a great way to work with databases. In this beginners tutorial I'll show you how to use Laravel Eloquent, so that you're quickly up-and-running with Eloquent.

Laravel Databases & Migrations for Beginners (2021)

In this tutorial I'll show you how to use databases and migrations in Laravel. If you're a beginner, this is the perfect tutorial about databases and migrations.