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Hashids are string encrypting the primary key, perfect for customer-facing ids! Forget about UUIDs.

Use simple Stripe-like hashids with Laravel. The database only knows about auto-incrementing integer IDs but the application will expose random string attributes. Simple!

There are better alternatives now. Use xammie/mailbook instead.

If you keep adding the same values in your `.env` you may want to set them directly in Valet.

Laravel Valet has a feature to inject Environment Variables in your project, like a global .env.

Never use var_dump() again, even when you work outside Laravel or Symfony

It happens that I work with PHP outside of Laravel or Symfony, typically when working on a lib, and I always miss the dump and dd function. Do you remember var_dump or print_r? I don't want to have to use that! I found a simple way to always preload PHP library. I shouldn't say p...

Handle automatic on-demand SSL certificate for as many domain as you need

Caddy is a new webserver with very interesting features, like automatic HTTPS or serving markdown files and turning them into HTML on the fly. It's written in Go, so you get a complete binary without any other system dependencies. It will replace Nginx or Apache in your stack. I...

Setup Discourse with SSL on a server managed with Laravel Forge

My server is manager with Laravel Forge, mostly because I found that setting up new project with SSL takes a lot of time. Plus, I never know if I "did it right". Forge is great if you use PHP, typically Laravel, WordPress or Symfony, but with something else, it can be t...

Using Spark Kiosk to authenticate to Horizon and setting up Supervisor with Laravel Forge

I have recently started working on a new project that I expect to show in a couple of days. When I started, the technical stack was a no brainer for me: Laravel, Spark, Forge and Algolia. Unfortunately, I found that it was not clear how to combine them all. I will share with you...

Install the best FTP software on your server with multiple users

I wanted to install an FTP server on my servers, I checked online and it turned out that VSFTPD is the most secure one, so I began to installing it. I've been through many tutorials but couldn't find any in full detail, so decided to write my own. I set up VSFTPD on my personal s...