Stop Using parse_url(): PHP 8.5's URI Extension Explained
PHP 8.5 ships a built-in URI extension that replaces parse_url() with immutable, type-safe objects. No third-party package needed.
Skilled Software Engineer, Seasoned Technical Leader, and Passionate Golfer
I’m Steven, a software engineer and technical leader based in the west coast of Scotland. I’m the CTO at Digitonic, where we develop technologies for the investor relations and igaming industries.
Getting Started With Laravel Prism: Add AI to Any Laravel App in Minutes
Prism gives you a provider-agnostic fluent interface for OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, and more inside any Laravel app. Here's how to go from zero to your first AI response.
Real-Time Notifications with Laravel Reverb and Echo
Reverb is Laravel's free, first-party WebSocket server. Here's how to go from zero to live browser notifications — private channels, Echo, and an Alpine.js toast — without touching Pusher.
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