Docker Secrets are a good way to start storing sensitive data that your PHP apps need in an organised and structured way. You don’t need to use environment variables, and you continue avoiding them being stored in code. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use them, and consider some of their pros and cons.
When you need to handle a 404 (not found) error in Mezzio, how do you do it? It’s trivial in Laravel, Symfony, CakePHP, and other, larger PHP frameworks. But, it’s not so clear in Mezzio. In this tutorial, I’ll show you three ways to do so.
Are you getting the most out of Composer? In this short tutorial, you’re going to learn about more of its functionality including removing and updating dependencies, and configuring autoload namespaces.
Composer is one of the best package managers available for any, modern, software development language. In this short tutorial, you’re going to learn the essentials of how to use it, so that if you’re just getting started with it, you can get up and running quickly.
If you’re getting started learning PHP or want to get started, this post is for you. In it, I step you through the essential things you need and things you need to know to start your learning the right way.
Is PHP worth learning in 2025, with all of the attention that other languages, such as Go, get? In this post, I’ll show you a series of compelling reasons why PHP is still worth learning - even if it’s not adopted as much nor as quickly as it once was.
While building a simple user manager for Mezzio projects, recently, it turns out I’d gotten my understanding of PSR-15 Request Handlers and Middleware a little mixed up. Some friends set me straight about the difference, so I want to talk about that today.
When building reusable Mezzio packages, such as for user management, payments, and authentication, do users have to enable them manually, or are you automating it for them? In this short tutorial, I’ll show you how to enable them almost automatically, saving your users time and effort.
Laracon AU 2024 is over, so I thought I’d share a bit of what it was like for me, especially as I’ve not been to Laracon before.
Docker is an excellent way of deploying software. But, how do you know if your build configurations (your Dockerfiles) are valid without building them? In this short tutorial, I’ll show you how.