Ash Allen
@ashallendesign.co.uk
🚀 Freelance Laravel Web Developer and Blogger
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✨ https://web-dev-freelancing.com
As of Laravel 12.36, you can use the "File::allDirectories" method to get an array of all nested directories (including nested directories) within a given path 🔥
November 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
As of Laravel 12.36, you can use the "File::allDirectories" method to get an array of all nested directories (including nested directories) within a given path 🔥
As of Laravel 12.29, you can use the "UseResource" and "UseResourceCollection" attributes to explicitly define the resource class and resource collection class a Laravel model should use 🔥
November 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
As of Laravel 12.29, you can use the "UseResource" and "UseResourceCollection" attributes to explicitly define the resource class and resource collection class a Laravel model should use 🔥
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Returning HTTP 404 Responses Instead of 403 for Unauthorised Access by @ashallendesign.co.uk
https://laravel.io/articles/returning-http-404-responses-instead-of-403-for-unauthorised-access
https://laravel.io/articles/returning-http-404-responses-instead-of-403-for-unauthorised-access
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November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Returning HTTP 404 Responses Instead of 403 for Unauthorised Access by @ashallendesign.co.uk
https://laravel.io/articles/returning-http-404-responses-instead-of-403-for-unauthorised-access
https://laravel.io/articles/returning-http-404-responses-instead-of-403-for-unauthorised-access
Returning HTTP 404 Responses Instead of 403 for Unauthorised Access 🚀
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Returning HTTP 404 Responses Instead of 403 for Unauthorised Access
Read about how to use HTTP 404 responses instead of HTTP 403 when a user is unauthorised to access a resource. We'll also discuss some things to consider when using this approach.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Returning HTTP 404 Responses Instead of 403 for Unauthorised Access 🚀
ashallendesign.co.uk/blog/unautho...
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Yesterday, I booted up my Ubuntu PC for the first time in a year or so!
I forgot how much I enjoyed using Ubuntu as my daily driver for dev work.
If more of the software/tools I want to use were available on there, I think I'd switch back in a heartbeat 😄
I forgot how much I enjoyed using Ubuntu as my daily driver for dev work.
If more of the software/tools I want to use were available on there, I think I'd switch back in a heartbeat 😄
October 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Yesterday, I booted up my Ubuntu PC for the first time in a year or so!
I forgot how much I enjoyed using Ubuntu as my daily driver for dev work.
If more of the software/tools I want to use were available on there, I think I'd switch back in a heartbeat 😄
I forgot how much I enjoyed using Ubuntu as my daily driver for dev work.
If more of the software/tools I want to use were available on there, I think I'd switch back in a heartbeat 😄
Did you know PHP 8.5 adds a new FILTER_THROW_ON_FAILURE option for the `filter_var` function?
If the `filter_var` validation fails, it will trigger an exception to be thrown 🔥
If the `filter_var` validation fails, it will trigger an exception to be thrown 🔥
October 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Did you know PHP 8.5 adds a new FILTER_THROW_ON_FAILURE option for the `filter_var` function?
If the `filter_var` validation fails, it will trigger an exception to be thrown 🔥
If the `filter_var` validation fails, it will trigger an exception to be thrown 🔥
Reposted by Ash Allen
Run PHPUnit and Pest Tests Without Vite Assets in Laravel by @ashallendesign.co.uk
https://laravel.io/articles/run-phpunit-and-pest-tests-without-vite-assets-in-laravel
https://laravel.io/articles/run-phpunit-and-pest-tests-without-vite-assets-in-laravel
Run PHPUnit and Pest Tests Without Vite Assets in Laravel | Laravel.io
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October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Run PHPUnit and Pest Tests Without Vite Assets in Laravel by @ashallendesign.co.uk
https://laravel.io/articles/run-phpunit-and-pest-tests-without-vite-assets-in-laravel
https://laravel.io/articles/run-phpunit-and-pest-tests-without-vite-assets-in-laravel
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The Dangers of Dynamic Method Calls in PHP by @ashallendesign.co.uk
https://laravel.io/articles/the-dangers-of-dynamic-method-calls-in-php
https://laravel.io/articles/the-dangers-of-dynamic-method-calls-in-php
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October 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Dangers of Dynamic Method Calls in PHP by @ashallendesign.co.uk
https://laravel.io/articles/the-dangers-of-dynamic-method-calls-in-php
https://laravel.io/articles/the-dangers-of-dynamic-method-calls-in-php
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The `match` Expression in PHP by @ashallendesign.co.uk
https://laravel.io/articles/the-match-expression-in-php
https://laravel.io/articles/the-match-expression-in-php
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October 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The `match` Expression in PHP by @ashallendesign.co.uk
https://laravel.io/articles/the-match-expression-in-php
https://laravel.io/articles/the-match-expression-in-php
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Check If a String is Valid JSON in PHP by @ashallendesign.co.uk
https://laravel.io/articles/check-if-a-string-is-valid-json-in-php
https://laravel.io/articles/check-if-a-string-is-valid-json-in-php
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October 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Check If a String is Valid JSON in PHP by @ashallendesign.co.uk
https://laravel.io/articles/check-if-a-string-is-valid-json-in-php
https://laravel.io/articles/check-if-a-string-is-valid-json-in-php
Reposted by Ash Allen
Laravel Exchange Rates by @ashallendesign.co.uk allows you to get exchange rates & convert values between different currencies 💸🔄 - madewithlaravel.com/laravel-exch...
October 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Laravel Exchange Rates by @ashallendesign.co.uk allows you to get exchange rates & convert values between different currencies 💸🔄 - madewithlaravel.com/laravel-exch...
Imagine you have to build a frontend for a web app, and you can only choose between Vue and React...
Which one are you choosing? 👀
Which one are you choosing? 👀
October 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Imagine you have to build a frontend for a web app, and you can only choose between Vue and React...
Which one are you choosing? 👀
Which one are you choosing? 👀
I've just released an early version of a small package so I can use these rules in my projects 😄
Repo: github.com/ash-jc-allen...
P.s. - I'd be forever grateful if you could star the repo ⭐
Repo: github.com/ash-jc-allen...
P.s. - I'd be forever grateful if you could star the repo ⭐
October 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I've just released an early version of a small package so I can use these rules in my projects 😄
Repo: github.com/ash-jc-allen...
P.s. - I'd be forever grateful if you could star the repo ⭐
Repo: github.com/ash-jc-allen...
P.s. - I'd be forever grateful if you could star the repo ⭐
Always the best emails to receive!
Huge thank you to everyone who's bought any of my books over the past 3 years. Your support means the world to me 🩵
I hope they've been useful and taught you new things!
Huge thank you to everyone who's bought any of my books over the past 3 years. Your support means the world to me 🩵
I hope they've been useful and taught you new things!
October 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Always the best emails to receive!
Huge thank you to everyone who's bought any of my books over the past 3 years. Your support means the world to me 🩵
I hope they've been useful and taught you new things!
Huge thank you to everyone who's bought any of my books over the past 3 years. Your support means the world to me 🩵
I hope they've been useful and taught you new things!
Unfortunately, the PR was closed and didn't get merged! 😭
I'm thinking of building a small package which includes some extra email validation rules. So I'll add these two methods to it! 😄
I'm thinking of building a small package which includes some extra email validation rules. So I'll add these two methods to it! 😄
I've just made a PR to Laravel to add 2 new email validation rules: "domainIs" and "domainIsNot"
I don't know whether they'd be helpful to others, but they're something I'd definitely use 😄
What do you think?
I don't know whether they'd be helpful to others, but they're something I'd definitely use 😄
What do you think?
October 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Unfortunately, the PR was closed and didn't get merged! 😭
I'm thinking of building a small package which includes some extra email validation rules. So I'll add these two methods to it! 😄
I'm thinking of building a small package which includes some extra email validation rules. So I'll add these two methods to it! 😄
I've just made a PR to Laravel to add 2 new email validation rules: "domainIs" and "domainIsNot"
I don't know whether they'd be helpful to others, but they're something I'd definitely use 😄
What do you think?
I don't know whether they'd be helpful to others, but they're something I'd definitely use 😄
What do you think?
October 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I've just made a PR to Laravel to add 2 new email validation rules: "domainIs" and "domainIsNot"
I don't know whether they'd be helpful to others, but they're something I'd definitely use 😄
What do you think?
I don't know whether they'd be helpful to others, but they're something I'd definitely use 😄
What do you think?
Laravel devs, when you're creating new commands, do you add the "Command" suffix to the classname?
E.g., which of these would you choose?
👉 App\Console\Commands\SendReports
👉 App\Console\Commands\SendReportsCommand
P.s. - I've ignored sub-folders. The question is solely on the "Command" suffix 😄
E.g., which of these would you choose?
👉 App\Console\Commands\SendReports
👉 App\Console\Commands\SendReportsCommand
P.s. - I've ignored sub-folders. The question is solely on the "Command" suffix 😄
October 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Laravel devs, when you're creating new commands, do you add the "Command" suffix to the classname?
E.g., which of these would you choose?
👉 App\Console\Commands\SendReports
👉 App\Console\Commands\SendReportsCommand
P.s. - I've ignored sub-folders. The question is solely on the "Command" suffix 😄
E.g., which of these would you choose?
👉 App\Console\Commands\SendReports
👉 App\Console\Commands\SendReportsCommand
P.s. - I've ignored sub-folders. The question is solely on the "Command" suffix 😄
I've just released v1.1.0 of my Redactable Models package! 🎉
You can now set the hashing algorithm that should be used by the "HashContents" redaction strategy.
In this example, we're SHA256-ing the "name" and "email" fields of users who were soft-deleted over 30 days ago 😄
You can now set the hashing algorithm that should be used by the "HashContents" redaction strategy.
In this example, we're SHA256-ing the "name" and "email" fields of users who were soft-deleted over 30 days ago 😄
September 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I've just released v1.1.0 of my Redactable Models package! 🎉
You can now set the hashing algorithm that should be used by the "HashContents" redaction strategy.
In this example, we're SHA256-ing the "name" and "email" fields of users who were soft-deleted over 30 days ago 😄
You can now set the hashing algorithm that should be used by the "HashContents" redaction strategy.
In this example, we're SHA256-ing the "name" and "email" fields of users who were soft-deleted over 30 days ago 😄
Did you know you can encrypt the payloads of your queued classes in Laravel?
It's as simple as implementing the `ShouldBeEncrypted` interface 🔥
You can use it with:
✅ Jobs
✅ Notifications
✅ Mailables
✅ Listeners
It's as simple as implementing the `ShouldBeEncrypted` interface 🔥
You can use it with:
✅ Jobs
✅ Notifications
✅ Mailables
✅ Listeners
September 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Did you know you can encrypt the payloads of your queued classes in Laravel?
It's as simple as implementing the `ShouldBeEncrypted` interface 🔥
You can use it with:
✅ Jobs
✅ Notifications
✅ Mailables
✅ Listeners
It's as simple as implementing the `ShouldBeEncrypted` interface 🔥
You can use it with:
✅ Jobs
✅ Notifications
✅ Mailables
✅ Listeners
I keep seeing mentions of the Tempest PHP framework online. And from what I've seen, it looks pretty cool!
I'm tempted to give it a spin locally and see what it's like!
I especially like the look of the typed properties on models and the attributes for adding validation 😄
I'm tempted to give it a spin locally and see what it's like!
I especially like the look of the typed properties on models and the attributes for adding validation 😄
September 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I keep seeing mentions of the Tempest PHP framework online. And from what I've seen, it looks pretty cool!
I'm tempted to give it a spin locally and see what it's like!
I especially like the look of the typed properties on models and the attributes for adding validation 😄
I'm tempted to give it a spin locally and see what it's like!
I especially like the look of the typed properties on models and the attributes for adding validation 😄
Did you know about the "non-empty-list" PHPStan annotation?
I use "list" on an almost daily basis, but only just learned about "non-empty-list" today 🤯
I think this could be super useful, so I'm gonna start using it in my code from now on 😄
I use "list" on an almost daily basis, but only just learned about "non-empty-list" today 🤯
I think this could be super useful, so I'm gonna start using it in my code from now on 😄
September 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Did you know about the "non-empty-list" PHPStan annotation?
I use "list" on an almost daily basis, but only just learned about "non-empty-list" today 🤯
I think this could be super useful, so I'm gonna start using it in my code from now on 😄
I use "list" on an almost daily basis, but only just learned about "non-empty-list" today 🤯
I think this could be super useful, so I'm gonna start using it in my code from now on 😄
