The process of developing a massive application is termed as a race against time. As the framework advances, your code may become obsolete in a matter of time, resulting in technical debt that hinders the development of new features. When you are set to refactor Laravel with Rector, you are looking for the most efficient
You inherit a gigantic legacy codebase from a previous developer. You open the project, eager to get started, when reality hits hard. There is not a single migration file in sight. Your only reference is either a raw database or an SQL dump. The idea of manually recreating migrations for fifty tables feels overwhelming. You
You have just completed the development of the current function within the application, and all is well. But the moment you introduce the data, the loading time of the webpage shoots up, and the performance of the database is not optimal. This is the problem of inefficient queries. The best technique that can be employed
When building any web application in the last decade, it’s hard to avoid a common issue: large images causing the website to load in slow motion. By understanding techniques to shrink pictures prior to uploading to Laravel, this issue will no longer be an issue for you. In this tutorial, you will learn how to
Generating a PDF Thumbnail in PHP can be a requirement for many developers when they work on some document management system, e-learning tool, or even file upload module. The thumbnail gives the user an instant idea regarding the content of the PDF. This guide describes how to generate thumbnails with PHP and Imagick in a
Handling large volumes of data is a common task in web development. Whether you’re migrating user data, updating the product catalog, or analyzing logs, very often you need an efficient way to import CSV into MySQL. Manually adding thousands of rows is far from practical and too error-prone. Fortunately, you can automate this entire process
Bring your data to life and create SVG charts with PHP using this lightweight, open-source library. It helps you design stunning visualizations directly in your backend without using JavaScript or external tools. Whether you’re building a dashboard, creating business reports, or adding analytics to your app, the PHP SVG Charts library makes data visualization fast,
Are you seeking an easy way to manage MySQL or MariaDB databases? The command line is powerful, but it is not always the right tool to reach for when working on everyday database tasks. This tutorial we will install phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu, providing you with a feature-rich, web-based GUI through which you can perform anything
Safeguarding or branding your digital documents is an important task in today’s world. Whether marking an invoice as “Paid,” a legal document as “Confidential,” or simply adding in your company’s logo for branding, watermarks present an effective solution. This tutorial will walk you through, step-by-step and clearly, adding a watermark to a PDF using PHP
Looking to backup a MySQL database using PHP without headaches? This guide shows how to create a dependable PHP-MySQL database backup script, automate MySQL backup with PHP on a schedule, and keep your data safe. We will be installing a small package, writing clean PHP code to backup the MySQL database, and setting up cron
