Posts by author: David Carr

Creating a blog from scratch with PHP - Part 9 Cover Image

Demos | Blog | PHP & MySQL | Tutorials

Creating a blog from scratch with PHP - Part 9 Cover Image

In this part, we will add a cover photo to the blog posts.

4th Feb 2019 10:48 PM

Dealing with posting large number of checkboxes

Javascript | HTML | Tutorials

Dealing with posting large number of checkboxes

When you have a form with lots of checkboxes, you may hit a limit to how many you can post. I had th...

31st Jan 2019 08:51 AM

Export to CSV

Export to CSV

Today I've released a new PHP package for exporting array data to a CSV file. Often data ne...

21st Dec 2018 12:18 AM

Announcing DC Casts

Announcing DC Casts

In the new year DC Casts will be launched, a video site for teaching web development.

18th Dec 2018 08:10 PM

Pick up my book Beginning PHP for a fiver

Pick up my book Beginning PHP for a fiver

My Book Beginning PHP is now just $5 to buy from PacktPub Learn all the fundamentals of PHP with...

18th Dec 2018 07:46 PM

Training resources I've used over the last 12 months

Tools | Development

Training resources I've used over the last 12 months

At work we recently created a survey to find out what training staff had received in the last 12 mon...

13th Dec 2018 12:56 PM

Talk: Integrating Microsoft Graph API with Laravel

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...

15th Nov 2018 01:42 PM

Laravel package MsGraph

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...

6th Nov 2018 12:58 PM

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

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...

2nd Nov 2018 03:56 PM

Essential Laravel Packages

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...

2nd Nov 2018 03:09 PM

Setting up a new mac checklist

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...

2nd Nov 2018 12:43 PM

Laravel accessing auth in Service Providers

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...

18th Oct 2018 06:11 AM

Ubuntu switching php versions

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,...

7th Oct 2018 11:03 AM

Setting up development environment on Ubuntu

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...

7th Oct 2018 09:36 AM

Ubuntu Valet command not found

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...

6th Oct 2018 09:30 PM

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