How to utilise a powerful programming pattern in Laravel - the Action Pattern
The action pattern is a common programming pattern that allows you to abstract code into elements known as actions. It's powerful and provides many advantages.
Installing Kubernetes Rancher with RKE2, Helm and Cert Manager
A quick and dirty guide to installing Rancher, complete with SSL certificate to manage your Kubernetes clusters
Installing and safely upgrading Meilisearch to the latest version
Meilisearch is an amazing open-source search engine with an intuitive API to rival the likes of Algolia. Upgrading can be scary, so I automated it with a bash script!
Prefixing your medias storage paths with Spatie Media Library
I use Spatie Media Library - a lot - and one really useful technique is to have the same storage system, with environment prefixes
Adding Google reCAPTCHA to Livewire components
Adding ReCaptcha to your forms is a necessary step when handling public form submissions, but adding it for Livewire is a little trickier. I'll explain how I go about this process.
Running Laravel's queue worker using a cron schedule
Queues are a powerful tool in the Laravel framework. Inherently, they require some setup - but what about smaller projects?
Using Laravel's sleep helper to save time
API's can be a pain - throttling is an issue you'll often encounter, particularly with large datasets. One workaround is to enforce delays between execution
Creating helper functions in Laravel
A quick tip for adding globally available 'helper methods' in Laravel
Using Laravel's Lottery helper to rate limit error reporting
I thought I'd share this quick tip as I'm in the process of building a system that handles large quantities of data. And with that, comes errors!
Efficiently testing components with Laravel Livewire's testing utilities
I've been writing some tests to check my new subscription form functions as expected. I show how easy it is to write tests to make assertions against a Livewire component.
Deploying a Laravel Application with Deployer and GitHub Actions
I share a surprisingly simple zero-downtime deployment technique that utilises Deployer 7 and GitHub Actions to automatically and atomically deploy Laravel applications.
Rebuilding my trust in testing with GitHub Actions
As we make the switch from BitBucket to GitHub, I've been embracing GitHub Actions for automatic test running. I'm sharing our most commonly used test configuration.