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This is the trick i use whenever i want to seed states or countries. I simply put the states inside an array and create a loop through the array and save each record into the database instead of repeating the instance to save the records.

Custom image dimensions validator for minimum height and width.

There are a few tips already for active states on navigation, however none are based on Route names. I prefer to use Route names for all routes, so here is a modified version of the "active states" trick for route names.

Save yourself from all the boilerplate of tracking/observing and reacting to model attribute changes.

FastAPI-inspired attribute-based routing to Laravel, simplifying the way routes, methods, and middlewares are defined. With this package, you can group routes using the FastAPIGroup attribute, set middleware directly on controllers, and specify HTTP methods and paths using attributes like FastAPI. This elegant approach allows developers to write cleaner, more organized, and maintainable route definitions, offering a powerful alternative to traditional Laravel routing.

Here a user has a location with many to many positions. This query finds users having position id 4 and location id 6. the tables are users, profile, locations. and profile has location_id.

Laravel offers a dynamic interface for assigning certain data. This can be used e.g. for adding a dynamic 'where' to your Eloquent queries. However, not everyone know that this same trick also works on View assignments!

Use this trick to log queries using Monolog. Add this to your routes.php and log straight into your Firebug console. Firebug needs the FirePHP add-on. - kisses Netbulae

Dynamically testing and Pagination feature in a Restful API