#PHP

Laravel

Jul 19, 2026

Why Laravel Is My Primary Backend Stack (Docs, Trust, and Supply-Chain Reality)

I default to Laravel for backends because the docs are excellent, the core stack is mostly first-party, and my dependency tree stays easier to reason about than a typical npm micro-package pile—without pretending PHP is immune to supply-chain attacks.

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Laravel

Jul 18, 2026

Building a Laravel + Flutter Product: How I Split the Stack

Follow-along: Sanctum API, versioned routes, Form Requests, API Resources, and a Flutter token client—ownership rules that keep products maintainable.

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Laravel

Jul 17, 2026

Laravel Reverb: Realtime Without Leaving the Laravel Stack

Install broadcasting/Reverb the modern way, start the server, broadcast events, wire Echo, and deploy with a reverse proxy—plus when Node is still the better fit.

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Laravel

Jul 16, 2026

Composer Lockfiles and MFA: Small Habits That Cut Supply-Chain Risk

install vs update, commit the lockfile, MFA on publishers, and a post-incident checklist—with real Packagist / laravel-lang references.

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Laravel

Jul 15, 2026

Building Scalable Laravel Applications: What Actually Matters

Practical scale: kill N+1s, add indexes, queue heavy work, cache hot paths, and measure before you rewrite.

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Laravel

Jul 09, 2026

Building RESTful APIs with Laravel the Way I Ship Them

Follow-along Sanctum API: versioned routes, Form Requests, API Resources, policies, pagination, and error shapes Flutter can handle.

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WordPress

Jul 07, 2026

WordPress Security: The Basics I Actually Enforce

An actionable WordPress hardening checklist—updates, plugins, 2FA, backups, permissions—and when I recommend moving to Laravel instead.

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System Administration

Jul 03, 2026

Optimizing MySQL for Laravel Apps: Indexes First

Find slow queries, EXPLAIN them, add the right indexes, fix Eloquent habits, and only then tune server knobs.

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