Personal | Development

From Cooking to Coding

The alliteration is the only thing these two professions have in common with one another, yet I mana...

Dan Sherwood

Microsoft Graph API | Packages | Laravel Framework | Public Speaking

Talk: Integrating Microsoft Graph API with Laravel

On the 12th of November 2018, I gave a talk on Microsoft Graph API and integrating it with Laravel&n...

David Carr

Microsoft Graph API | Packages | Laravel Framework | PHP & MySQL

Laravel package MsGraph

I've released a new Laravel package called MsGraph that's essentially a wrapper fo...

David Carr

Development

Fixing ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock'

I had a crash after a reboot, then MySQL would not run, the error I was getting was: ERROR 2002...

David Carr

Laravel Framework | PHP & MySQL | Tutorials

Essential Laravel Packages

Laravel comes with a lot out the box, however, you'll often add third-party packages to add extr...

David Carr

Tools | Development

Setting up a new mac checklist

Whenever I get a new Mac or decide to wipe it and start afresh the following are my go-to tools and...

David Carr

Laravel Framework | PHP & MySQL | Tutorials

Laravel accessing auth in Service Providers

There are times being able to use Auth within service providers is really useful such as showing men...

David Carr

Ubuntu | Development

Ubuntu switching php versions

Most applications I work with using PHP 7.2 but I also have legacy projects that need PHP 5.6 still,...

David Carr

Ubuntu | Development

Setting up development environment on Ubuntu

I've switched to Ubuntu, this post documents the development tools I'm using and how to...

David Carr

Ubuntu | Development

Ubuntu Valet command not found

On a new install of Ubuntu installing Valet worked fine at the composer stage but when trying t...

David Carr

Tools | Development

Integrated Terminal in Sublime Text with Terminus Package

I adore Sublime Text, I'm often jumping to other editors to use an integrated terminal but not a...

David Carr

Laravel Framework | PHP & MySQL | Tutorials

Laravel import large CSV file

I recently had to import a 30,000 line CSV file, in this post, I document how I tackled this ta...

David Carr

Development

GIVEAWAY - WIN a copy of my book Beginning PHP

I have 5 copies to give away of my book Beginning PHP!

David Carr

Laravel Framework | PHP & MySQL | Tutorials

Laravel send multiple attachments to Mailables

In this post, I show you how to send multiple attachments to a mailable class.

David Carr

Networking

HEY Bloggers - Launch Event

Today is the first HEY Blogger event in Hull, the first official event by the HEY Bloggers community...

David Carr

Laravel Framework | PHP & MySQL | Tutorials

Laravel Limit Login Attempts

When using Laravel's Login system for authentication it has a default of 5 failed login attempts...

David Carr

Publications | Development

Beginning PHP

Today I received a print copy of my new book Beginning PHP which I co-wrote with Marcus Gray 

David Carr

Microsoft Graph API | API

Microsoft Graph API access is denied. check credentials and try again

When working with Microsoft Graph API I came across this error Access is denied. Check credenti...

David Carr

Laravel Framework | PHP & MySQL | Tutorials

Using Laravel ORM Standalone Paginate

When using Laravel's ORM in a standalone project you'll want to use pagination, my first tho...

David Carr

SEO | Marketing

Two info packed resources to help you learn SEO

If you are in the process of learning SEO and looking for a clear and concise set of information fro...

Kerry Owston

Content Marketing | SEO | Marketing

An introduction to keyword research

There are some tasks that are key to your SEO strategy and Keyword research is one of these. 

Kerry Owston

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