Explore 10 ways to seed your Laravel database, from static arrays and JSON files to AI-generated data and environment-based strategies. This guide enhances testing efficiency and onboarding with a diverse seeding strategy.

The Laravel v12.2.0 release introduces notable features including increment and decrement methods to the Context class and support for *OfMany in HasOneThrough relationships. Additionally, it provides a ddBody method in TestResponse for dumping HTTP response payloads, and enables collection chunking without preserving keys.

The Timebox class ensures that a given operation always takes a fixed amount of time to execute. It is useful for preventing attackers from inferring sensitive information based on execution time variations, enforcing consistent delays to avoid API rate-limit violations, and ensuring predictable execution times in various time-sensitive operations.

(new Timebox)->call(function ($timebox) {
    // ...
}, microseconds: 50_000); // Always takes at least 50ms

JetBrains collaborates with Fraser Chapman to maintain the official Xdebug Helper Chrome extension, which ensures seamless PHP debugging. Firefox and Edge versions are planned for later.

Explore creating custom PHPStan rules tailored to your project. Learn to write a simple rule that enhances codebase value by detecting missing type declarations.

A versatile Laravel package allows you to generate structured, unique, and customizable filenames using different strategies.

A Linux cron jobs cheatsheet that includes a quick reference for the syntax, operators, and crontab commands.

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) simplifies integrating diverse LLM tools through a unified interface, akin to USB for devices. It streamlines tool integration, enabling consistent schema use and easing AI capability deployment.