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How to force Composer to use a specific PHP-version

In this tutorial I'll show you how to force Composer to use a specific PHP-version. This will allow you to override the PHP-version and generate a compatible lock-file for your server.

Deep dive into Carbon – Laracon Summer 2022 Recap

This article is a recap of my talk at Laracon Summer 2022, where I gave a talk about Carbon. The title was "Deep Dive into Carbon" and I showed some handy Carbon tricks.

How to filter outgoing emails in Laravel (2022)

In this tutorial I'll show you how to filter outgoing emails in Laravel. I'll show you how to stop an email just before it's being sent, so that you are in control.

My experience becoming a Laravel Certified Developer

In this article I'll describe the process of becoming an Official Laravel Certified Developer. I tell about the procedure and my experience with the exam.

How to use "git clone" with a custom SSH key

In this article I'll show you how to use a custom SSH-key with a Git-repository.

How to get the current and previous URL in Livewire (new package 💫)

In this tutorial I'll show you how to get the current URL/route in Laravel Livewire and how to get the previous URL/route in Livewire.

How to fix the Laravel “No morph map defined for model” error

In this tutorial I'll show you how to fix the Laravel "No morph map defined for model"-error quick & easy. I'll also explain why the error in Laravel exists.

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.

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.

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.

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.