2024
Composer Scripts: Boosting Your Team's Efficiency
How to disable Laravel console commands
15 years of blogging 500 posts later
GitHub patch release previous version
The podcasts I listen to as a PHP developer
Creating Flexible Layouts in Laravel with Yields, Includes and Slots
Enhancing Laravel Applications with Traits: A Step-by-Step Guide
Laravel ApiResouce name nested route placeholder
2023
Black Friday Sale on Laravel:The Modular Way
My process for writing Laravel packages
Running HTTP requests in PhpStorm
Extracting a time into select menus with PHP
Vue show and hide form elements
Laravel Extract Language to lang files
I'm writing a new Laravel book on testing called Laravel Testing Cookbook
Adding pinned posts with Laravel
Upload images in Ckeditor 5 with Laravel
Dev Retro 2022 - My reflections
Setup Jira for managing scrum Sprints from scratch
PHP Generate a UL menu from an array
2022
Write an SEO-friendly title: A quick start guide
Use PHP to generate table of contents from heading tags
Running Docker on M1 Mac - docker: compose is not a docker
Using Laravel Sail alongside PhpStorm
Handle Stripe checkout webhooks
The New Reality of AI-Generated Content Creation
Laravel update factory after creation
Laravel how to test CSV download
Laravel organise migrations into folders
Laravel how to set app environment during tests
Test Laravel Packages with PestPHP
Laravel Sync Remote Database Package
How to Drive Traffic to Your Website in 2022: Tips for Web Developers
Generate PDF and Epub files using Pandoc
Released Laravel TALL AdminTW theme
Mockery 1 Illuminate Console OutputStyle askQuestion() but no expectations were specified
Image intervention - Image source not readable
Fatal: Authentication failed (on git push)
50% off Modular Laravel book until April 17th
Testing dynamic file uploads with Laravel
New Laravel Package: Laravel Module Generator
Laravel Modules new docs website
Best productivity app for mac: Alfred
New book: Laravel The Modular Way
2021
View calenders in Terminal using built-in commands
10 Best Bootstrap Free and Premium Admin Panels in 2021
Using Laravel's withCount to count a sub query
Laravel Livewire update dependent select menu's on change
Create Bitly short links with PHP
Testing Blade components in Laravel
How to rebuild search indexes on a table.
Filter FullCalendar and DataTables
Push content to bottom of card
Format Xero dates from the API
Copy SSH key onto remote server
Get the last day of the month from a date
Add Laravel Valet certificate to Postman
How Long Can You Buy A Domain Name For?
8 Ways to Choose the Best Domain Name
Setting up a new Mac checklist (2021 Edition)
Easily switch PHP versions with PHP Monitor
Laravel Livewire testing download
Import SweetAlert2 into Laravel with NPM
2020
Released Tailwindcss Admin theme
Laravel Blade Components Package
Laravel load anonymous components from packages
My favourite VS Code extensions
Composer Allowed memory size error
Reversing and Re-ordering ol items in HTML
MySQL 8 The server requested authentication method unknown to the client
Software/tools for self-publishing books
jQuery Fullcalender with PHP and MySQL
MySQL categories and subcategories
Writing to an existing PDF with FPDI
Easily assign variable when using explode in PHP
Latitude and Longitude with Google Maps
Laravel API change unauthenticated message
Laravel returns 302 for unauthenticated calls
Upgrade Laravel Valet to PHP 7.4
How to integrate PayPal into PHP
Send emails with Office 365 SMTP
Test composer packages locally
Convert translate message calls to a single json language file
2019
MySQL 8.0+ error: The server requested authentication method unknown to the client
Switching between PHP versions with Homebrew
Laravel adding custom validation errors
Setup Linode - Part 10 Laravel
Setup Linode - Part 9 Remote MySQL over SSH
Setup Linode - Part 7 Lets Encrypt
Setup Linode - Part 6 Virtual Hosts
Setup Linode - Part 5 Composer
Setup Linode - Part 4 Apache Enable Mod Rewrite
Setup Linode - Part 3 upgrade to PHP 7.3
Sublime Text open folder in Terminal
Laravel Telescope error when running tests ReflectionException: Class env does not exist
Upcoming Event: The Humber Care Tech Challenge 2019
Add items into a request object
Digital Ocean - Add SSH key to droplet after creation
Setup Digital Ocean - Part 9 Laravel
Setup Digital Ocean - Part 8 Composer
Setup Digital Ocean - Part 7 Remote MySQL
Setup Digital Ocean - Part 6 MySQL
Setup Digital Ocean - Part 5 Lets Encrypt
Setup Digital Ocean - Part 4 Virtual Hosts
Setup Digital Ocean - Part 3 Apache Enable Mod Rewrite
Setup Digital Ocean - Part 2 Upgrade PHP to 7.3
Setup Digital Ocean - Part 1 LAMP
Build a Dropbox File Manager in Laravel - Part 2 Breadcrumbs
Build a Dropbox File Manager in Laravel - Part 1 Setup and Folder Listings
Adding a Drag and Drop image uploads & custom upload script to CKEditor 4
Integrate elFinder 2.1 with CKEditor 4
Solving: Guzzle errors truncated
Need place holder images for a new design? Placeholder is perfect for the job
Mask a .php page with Mod Rewrite
Formatting dates to use timezone
Laravel download base64 encoded files
strtotime Add Two Working Days
Crontab command to delete itself
Laravel download files from a route
Creating a blog from scratch with PHP - Part 9 Cover Image
Dealing with posting large number of checkboxes
2018
Pick up my book Beginning PHP for a fiver
Install Let’s Encrypt Free SSL Wildcard Certificate on ubuntu 18
Training resources I've used over the last 12 months
Talk: Integrating Microsoft Graph API with Laravel
Fixing ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock'
Setting up a new mac checklist
Laravel accessing auth in Service Providers
Setting up development environment on Ubuntu
Ubuntu Valet command not found
Integrated Terminal in Sublime Text with Terminus Package
GIVEAWAY - WIN a copy of my book Beginning PHP
Laravel send multiple attachments to Mailables
Microsoft Graph API access is denied. check credentials and try again
Using Laravel ORM Standalone Paginate
Two info packed resources to help you learn SEO
An introduction to keyword research
Is it ever a good idea to republish your blog content?
PHP Import SQL from a .sql file
HEY Bloggers - a Hull and East Yorkshire networking event for Bloggers and Creatives
Get involved and help the NHS with The Humber Care Tech Challenge
Is GDPR set to be the death of WHOIS?
Get premium keyword research without the price tag
Eliminate SEO errors from your website with these 3 tactics
Creating a blog from scratch with PHP - Part 8 Tags Sidebar
Creating a blog from scratch with PHP - Part 7 Tags
GitHub use a single SSH key for all repositories
How Laravel's optional() helper can keep your pages running
Laravel Importing SQL dumps with seeds
My top VS Code Extensions (Plugins)
Laravel apply a query constraint with global scopes
Laravel set default value for creating model instances
Regular expression to convert usernames into links like Twitter
Laravel retrieving records in a random order
Laravel show zeros when using zerofill in Eloquent
Laravel login as user without their password
Laravel add custom exception handling
Laravel add login throttling with custom login controller
Laravel get previous and next record
Laravel force https with url helper
2017
Laravel blade - Remove the last comma from array
jQuery autocomplete on new element
Laravel 5.5 change public to public_html
Use TPL syntax highlighting in Atom with Nova Framework
Terminal open folder in Sublime Text
Laravel 5.5 use a prefix on database tables
Which social network is best for sharing technical content?
Inspect incoming HTTP requests with RequestBin
Ghost Browser my new go to browser
Stripe API pass custom variables
Stripe API save and process incoming web hooks
Stripe API format invoices totals
Stripe API display invoices and line items
Stripe API change subscription plan
Stripe API resume a cancelled subscription
Stripe API updating credit card stored in Stripe
Stripe API get customer information
Stripe API Cancel Subscription
Stripe API subscribing new and existing Stripe customers
Stripe API validate a subscription plan exists
Stripe API loop over subscription plans
Getting Stripe API setup with Nova Framework
Calculate gross profit and gross margin javascript calculator
New course on Nova Framework building a blog module
Look up domains whois/dns using terminal
Firefox adds support for preload attribute
Nova Framework - Code Snippets
Disable caching whilst using Chrome developer tools
Mariabdb Avoid Invalid datetime format: when date is empty
Laravel 5.4 toggle sidebar state with AdminLte using Ajax and Sessions
GIT alias shortcuts in terminal
Laravel 5.4 access auth in constructor using middleware
PHP read file from network drive
CodePenHull Meet Up April Review
The PHP magazine you should be reading PHP Architect
Using Carbon time ago aka diffForHumans() with Nova Framework
Working with bank holidays with a Carbon wrapper
Free SSL's with A2hosting and Let's Encrypt
MySQL next record order by title
Using MAMP and dealing with the error: mysql No such file or directory
Quick way to get the number of days in a month with PHP
Get a free SSL certificate using Cloudflare
Splitting an array into smaller arrays using array_chunk
Bear writing app for iPhone, iPad and Mac
Cases where php's short tags should be avoided
Using X-editable for inline editing
Stop Bootstrap drop menu's being cut off in responsive tables
2016
Laravel 5.3 login with username instead of email
Laravel 5.3 send errors to email
laravel 5.3 disable registration
Laravel Auto redirect if not logged in
Run Python 3 as default when Python 2 is installed on a Mac
Stop the Mac's play button auto opening iTunes by default
Using MPDF with Nova Framework
.blog the new domain for daveismyname
Using Mamp database with Nova Framework
Nova Framework 3.75.0 released
Custom Pagination for Nova Framework
Catch emails when in development using Mailtrap fake smtp testing server
Worldwide mobile usage takes over desktop usage for the first time!
Wakatime - record time spent coding automatically
Post to Slack using the incoming webhooks API
Install PHP INTL on Mac using HomeBrew
How to use Github Hooks to send updates to your website
Get involved in open source with Github's Hacktoberfest
How many KCOM engineers does it take to install Lightstream in one flat?
PHP reverse date using strtotime
Changing default mysql password for MySQL 5.7 on a Mac
Open current terminal directory in Sublime Text
Installing Laravel installer globally on Mac
PHP 5.5 is now end of live, upgrade to 5.6 or higher.
Hide form elements easily with conditionize.js
Mac: Wrap any website to a desktop app using Fluid
How to submit a form with JavaScript by clicking a link
Github announces unlimited private repositories
Gitlab download private repository as tar.gz with php
Bash loop through files and FTP them
5 free beautiful bootstrap themes
What I'm looking forward to at next weeks PHP UK Conference
Using Notifications API combined with page visibility API
HTML 5 Submit form - multiple actions with formaction
Website deployment with Bitbucket and FTPloy
Extract image source from img tag
Checking all array keys are the same with PHP
2015
Stop MAMP delay between saving and viewing changes
A dead simple way to run php 7 locally using bitnami mamp stack
Dynamically set iframe properties with jQuery
Post updates to Buffer using PHP
Add a Buffer button to your website
PHP Code Snippets - relaunched
My favourite Evernote feature on a iPhone
Unheap - A tidy repository of jQuery plugins
Otto the successor to Vagrant (portable development environments)
Leverage PHP to decrease page load times
Duplicate form sections with jQuery
Language tends on Github for 2015
Sending emails with PHPMailer and Mandrill
Create a list of items from a folder using scandir
Book Review: Building Secure PHP Apps
Reading markdown files with parsedown
comparing multiple values against in_array
Using Premailer to convert styles to inline styles for HTML emails automatically with PHP
Code Club kids earn their first term certificate
My PHP Story - 20 years of PHP
Speed up your website using minify
What type of web development tutorials do you prefer?
Best PHP Framework for 2015 results for Simple MVC Framework
Angular JS and HTML5 Admin Templates
SitePoint's Best PHP Framework 2015 Survey
How to backup and restore a MySQL Database
Vivaldi - Taking the new browser for a spin
Vivaldi a new browser from Ex-Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner
2014
Mini Course - Build a blog with Simple MVC Framework
5 Free Bootstrap Responsive Templates on Themifycloud
Upload multiple files with a single input with HTML 5 and PHP
Select previous and next rows in MySQL
Using closures and $this within a class with PHP
Quick way to add hours and minutes with PHP
HTML5 support for older browsers
HSAD Degree Show 2014 - Mini Review
Display Xbox live data with xboxapi and cache it
Macaw: Route closures and controllers
Collect remote CSV file and save to a local CSV file using PHP
Retain rows when using a GROUP BY with GROUP_CONCAT
Creating a blog from scratch with PHP - Part 6 Pagination
Creating a blog from scratch with PHP - Part 5 Sidebar, Categories and Archives
Latest videos from Simple MVC Framework TV
Importing Wordpress posts to another system using the exported XML file
Login and Registration system with PHP
Quick Tip: when MPDF hangs generating a PDF
Writing to an existing PDF with PHP
Connecting to Gmail with imap_open
2013
Use Google finance calculator to convert currency with PHP
Detecting dynamic form submissions with php
Free Web Development E-Book Giveaway from Developer.Press
Super simple form Captcha using RainCaptcha
Book Review - PHP Array Filtering, The Use cases
PHP's extract function and HTML arrays
Wordpress Twenty Thirteen theme - display post excerpt's
Building a content management system from scratch - SEO URLS
Creating a blog from scratch with PHP - Part 4 Categories
Creating a blog from scratch with PHP - Part 3 comments with Disqus
Fixing mod_fcgid: read data timeout
Preview a domain by editing your host file
Launched a new PHP framework - Simple MVC Famework
A few tips on using Photoshop from a developers perspective
Securing elFinder with a login page
Load MP3's from a folder with option to play on page
Connecting to a MySQL database with PDO
Get longitude and latitude from an address with PHP and Google Maps API
Display Tweets from Twitter for API 1.1
Creating a blog from scratch with PHP - Part 2 SEO URLS
Creating a blog from scratch with PHP
Detecting and replacing bad words in PHP
Sending HTML emails & attachments using PHP & Swiftmailer
Adding multiple times together in an array with PHP
Splitting a telephone number in php with substr
How to upload videos to YouTube with PHP
Dynamically binding select menus with PHP & jQuery
Autocomplete with PHP, MySQL and Jquery UI
Use advanced filters in Sequel Pro
Released new Wordpress plugin WP Luminous - Syntax highlighter
Getting the week commencing date and week number using PHP
Generate a PDF from a web page
PHP adding multiple times together
Connecting to your MySQL database with PDO (PHP Data Object)
2012
Display YouTube videos from a users RSS Feed with PHP
Easily make your tables responsive with JS/CSS
Avoiding pageshift by forcing a scrollbar with CSS
3 ways to disable autocomplete on your forms
Dynamic Form with jQuery UI datepicker
Myspace redesign in an effort to rise again
mp4 player made easy with HTML5 Video Player videojs
Grant access based on IP address with PHP
Wordpress Forrst Plugin for Pages
Site running slow find out why with Pingdom Tools
Is a static salt enough when storing passwords?
Highlight matched words in a search
Hiding and protecting a directory with htaccess
Coda 2 released today will you be getting a copy?
Dynamic Form Elements with jQuery
Removing index.php from your codeigniter 2 url with htaccess
Creating a simple captcha form with validation
Show working days of a month excluding weekends with PHP
Creating an image gallery from a folder of images automatically
Wordpress Jetpack get number of Subscriber/followers
Adding Events to Microsoft Outlook from PHP using ICAL
Move emails to selected IMAP Folder
Display mailbox folders with IMAP using PHP
Mixing Jeditable with a Calendar
DroidEdit A text and code editor for android
2011
FotoFlexer resize images easily and quickly
Google Plus API released Read Only Access
Reading events from an iCal Calendar using PHP
Convert mobile number to international format dynamically with php
Create a DOC file with PHP on the fly
HSAD Degree Show 2011 - Mini Review
My thoughts behind Hull KR TV and its nomination for a prestigious Royal Television Society Award
Limit the amount of characters from a MySQL Query
Inserting data into a database
Creating a table within a database
Building a content management system from scratch
Newsletter Tutorial Part 2 Sending out HTML and Plain Text Emails
Newsletter Tutorial Part 1 The Signup
Importing CSV (spreadsheet) data into a MySQL Database using PHP
Delete rows from a MySQL database with a confirmation
Article pagination with OOP (split article into pages)
How to ping search engines with curl
Connecting to an imap server using imap_open
How to create a language changer with PHP
A simply way to extract title and other attributes from a image tag
Upload images through a simple form
Avoiding: Headers already sent or Cannot modify header information
Searching with PHP and MySQL beyond LIKE
Registration script with Validation
Change file permissions dynamically with php
Delete folders from server using PHP
Show all MySQL databases and tables
Split a string into parts using explode
Using the Rand() function in PHP
dbdsgnr Design your database relationships the easy way
2010
CSS for different versions of IE
Override file upload sizes an htaccess file
Custom error pages with htaccess
Motion tween with actionscript
Force Internet Explorer 8 to render IE 7 or 8
DomainTools Desktop Applications
