Generating a sitemap from a PHP PDO select query
A quick and easy method to generate a sitemap file from a PHP PDO select query with a foreach loop to add each URL into the sitemap.xml This is all…
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Redirect URL to previous route in Laravel
To return back to the previous route in Laravel simply just use the back() method: return back(); back() will create a new redirect response. You can of course return back…
A quick method to have custom validation messages with Laravel
A quick method in Laravel to provide custom validation error messages. This generally isn’t needed however if you want to provide more context to the validation fails you can utilize…
Laravel redirect on a missing model resource instead of 404
When a model resource is not found in Laravel you get an HTTP 404 not found, however you can also do other actions such as a redirect. Using the missing()…
Laravel change where users are redirect to after login
Changing the redirect location for when users login in Laravel. You can find this value at the below location app/providers/RouteServiceProvider.php Edit the HOME const to where you want the authenticated…
Bypass a global scope in a Laravel Eloquent query
How to easily bypass or exclude a global scope on a Laravel model. Remove a registered global scope by using withoutGlobalScope() in your eloquent query with the parameter being the…
Generating and downloading PDF files using Laravel
Generating and then downloading PDF files using Laravel, essentially you are downloading blade files as PDF’s which can open up your web applications to some unique possibilities. This post was…
Laravel HTTP client response helpers
Shortcut helper functions when using the Laravel HTTP client to validate HTTP responses. Instead of manually checking an HTTP response status code, you can use the Laravel HTTP client helpers….
How to change the value of a request parameter in laravel
How to easily change the value of a request parameter in Laravel. You can do this by using the merge method to merge an array or collection with the original….
Using Laravel’s deleteDirectory to delete folders and their contents
If you ever needed a simple solution in Laravel to delete an entire directory and its contents the File facade has the answer. deleteDirectory() will delete everything, both files and…