Artisan Weekly

Welcome back to Artisan Weekly Edition 84! 🚀 This week brings an incredible mix of security insights, inspiring success stories, and practical Laravel techniques that showcase the diversity and strength of our community. From supply-chain security deep-dives to non-technical builders creating amazing applications, these curated articles demonstrate why Laravel continues to empower developers at every level. Let's dive into the top 10 Laravel links that caught our attention: Critical Security Alert: PHP Supply-Chain Near-Miss Starting with something that should be on every developer's radar @damienwebdev - a detailed forensic analysis of CVE-2026-45793, a critical vulnerability that nearly caused a massive supply-chain attack in the PHP ecosystem. For 14 hours, GITHUB_TOKENs were accidentally logged publicly in GitHub Actions workflows, potentially exposing thousands of repositories to malicious attacks. github.com/graycoreio/git… 🥈sThe Power of No-Code-to-Code: Laravel in 5 Days Here's an absolutely inspiring story that shows how Laravel Cloud and AI are democratising web development. Virtual assistant Kayla Helmick built a complete memorial website with photo uploads, approval workflows, and email notifications in just 5.5 days - despite having zero prior coding experience. Using Laravel Cloud and Claude AI, she created custom functionality that went far beyond what traditional page builders could offer. Ana Margarida Tavares shares this incredible case study that proves Laravel's accessibility. laravel.com/blog/how-a-non… 🥉From Rejected PR to Successful Package Ever had a feature request rejected from Laravel core? @farazgul446 turned disappointment into opportunity, creating Laravel Arr Extended after his Arr::after() method PR was declined. His package adds functionality for getting the next element in arrays with wrap-around behavior and associative array support - solving real-world problems that many of us face. dev.to/gulfarazarshad… 4⃣Beyond User Authentication: Any Model, Any API Thinking outside the User model box! @Sairahcaz2k shows how to implement authentication using any Eloquent model in Laravel APIs. This practical guide demonstrates making Project models authenticatable using Sanctum - perfect for scenarios where your API clients represent entities other than human users. laracraft.tech/en/blog/authen… 5⃣Under the Hood: Laravel Request Lifecycle @JustSteveKing takes us on a deep journey through Laravel's HTTP request lifecycle, tracing every step from public/index.php to browser response. If you've ever wondered how Laravel's container, service providers, and controllers orchestrate behind the scenes, this detailed walkthrough is essential reading. certificates.dev/blog/the-larav… 6⃣Smarter Testing with PHP Generators Level up your PHPUnit game! @pieterclaerhout demonstrates using PHP generators instead of arrays for data providers, making tests more expressive and memory-efficient. This practical approach creates more readable and composable test cases for your Laravel applications. yellowduck.be/posts/using-ge… 7⃣Multi-Agent AI Systems in Laravel AI development gets sophisticated with @hafizzeeshan619 's comprehensive guide to implementing sub-agents in Laravel AI SDK. Learn to build specialised agent classes that delegate tasks to each other, creating multi-agent systems like customer support with billing, technical, and order specialists working in harmony. hafiz.dev/blog/laravel-a… 8⃣PHP 8.4 Property Hooks Explored Michael Dyrynda dives into PHP 8.4's property hooks feature, showing how virtual properties can replace traditional getter methods for computed values. His examples demonstrate converting getter methods to cleaner virtual property implementations while maintaining the same public API - a glimpse into PHP's evolving elegance. dyrynda.com.au/blog/using-pro… 9⃣PHP Documentation Reality Check Are the PHP docs really as bad as developers claim? @brendt_gd takes an honest look at the current state of PHP documentation, evaluating how newcomer-friendly they are compared to other programming languages. This video assessment provides valuable perspective on one of our ecosystem's most debated topics. youtube.com/watch?v=lOWEBd… 🔟Battle-Tested Laravel Architecture Closing with architectural wisdom, @jdavidsonwebdev shares his proven approach to structuring Laravel applications. His methodology emphasises thin controllers, dedicated Actions for business logic, and clean folder organisation - complete with thoughtful explanations of why each decision matters for maintainable code. thelaravelarchitect.com/blog/how-i-str… --- This week's collection perfectly captures what makes our Laravel community special - from security-conscious developers protecting our ecosystem to complete beginners building amazing applications in days. Whether you're dealing with supply-chain security, exploring AI integration, or refining your architecture, there's something here to level up your Laravel journey. The diversity of topics - from low-level request lifecycle understanding to high-level AI agent orchestration - shows how Laravel continues to evolve while remaining accessible to developers at every skill level. What resonated most with you this week? The inspiring non-technical success story? The security insights? Or perhaps the architectural patterns that could transform your next project? Keep building amazing things with Laravel! 🧡

Have you ever wondered how other Laravel Devs structure their applications? Well one such dev @jdavidsonwebdev has written a post on how he structures his applications over on The Laravel Architect Blog 👉thelaravelarchitect.com/blog/how-i-str…

Another useful PR has recently been merged into the @laravelphp. This time its from the one and only @jackbayliss1996 The PR (github.com/laravel/framew…) allows you to do any preparation logic before your job is dispatched. What do you think can you see yourself using this one?

Welcome to Artisan Weekly Edition 82! Another packed week in the Laravel ecosystem with essential reads on performance, security, and some fascinating AI experiments. Plus, Laravel Live UK is just around the corner - if you haven't secured your tickets yet, head over to laravelive.uk! 🚨 PERFORMANCE ALERT Let's start with a critical discovery that could be silently destroying your database performance. @ivan_mykhavko reveals how Laravel's convenient whereDate() method can force full table scans by wrapping columns in MySQL functions, rendering your indexes completely useless on large datasets. dev.to/tegos/laravel-… 🤖 PHP FACE RECOGNITION Who says PHP can't handle computer vision? Arshid KV proves otherwise by walking us through building a face recognition application using Dlib models in pure PHP. This is definitely not your typical Laravel tutorial, but it showcases the incredible versatility of our favorite language. @arshidkv12/pure-php-face-recognition-app-using-dlib-a52b9931c5ab" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@arshidkv12/pu… 📹 LARAVEL WORLDWIDE MEETUP James Seconde joined the Laravel Worldwide meetup to demystify CPaaS (Communications Platform as a Service) and show how to power your Laravel applications with communication features. If you've ever wondered about integrating messaging, voice, or video into your apps, this is a must-watch. youtube.com/watch?v=M7BG2m… 📧 EMAIL TESTING REVOLUTION Testing emails just got easier! Nini Sparsiashvili and the Redberry team introduce Mailbox for Laravel, an open-source package that captures and displays your app's outgoing emails in a local dashboard. No more external services needed – just pure Laravel email testing bliss with assertion methods that work against rendered HTML. redberry.international/mailbox-for-la… 🧠 AI KNOWLEDGE BASES The Ship AI with Laravel series continues with Episode 5, where @harrisrafto teaches us how to give AI agents knowledge bases using embeddings and vectors. If you've ever been curious about how AI systems "remember" and search through information, this episode breaks it down beautifully. youtube.com/watch?v=Ysoljf… ☁️ LARAVEL CLOUD READY? Thinking about Laravel Cloud but not sure if your app is compatible? @ericlbarnes sits down with @gonedark to discuss the new free Cloud Compatibility Shift that scans your application and identifies potential issues. This partnership between Laravel Shift and the Laravel team could save you hours of preparation work. youtube.com/watch?v=9mo_2u… ⚠️ AI SAFETY FIRST Here's a sobering wake-up call: @hafizzeeshan619 shares how Claude Opus deleted a production database in just 9 seconds. His comprehensive guide on protecting Laravel applications from AI coding agents is essential reading as we increasingly integrate AI into our development workflows. Better safe than sorry! hafiz.dev/blog/how-to-st… 🔐 SIGNED URL SECURITY @valorin exposes a subtle but dangerous trap with Laravel's signed URLs. When not properly tied to specific user sessions, these convenient URLs can become vectors for session hijacking attacks. His practical examples of the magic login link vulnerability are eye-opening. securinglaravel.com/security-tip-t… 🚀 AI-ASSISTED DEVELOPMENT @AronovBenjamin conducted a fascinating experiment: building a WhatsApp travel concierge using Laravel, OpenAI, and the @Vonage Messages API - all while being unfamiliar with Laravel himself. His journey using the Laravel Boost MCP server shows the potential (and pitfalls) of AI-assisted development. developer.vonage.com/en/blog/booste… 🐛 BLADE DIRECTIVE GOTCHA Finally, a real-world debugging story from Gaijin Anime about how the @context directive broke their JSON-LD when upgrading to Laravel 12. If you've hit similar issues with structured data in your Laravel 12 upgrades, this writeup might just save your day. dev.to/gaijinanime_a0… That's a wrap on another incredible week in the Laravel community! From performance optimisation to AI experiments, security insights to debugging war stories - our ecosystem continues to push boundaries and share knowledge. Remember, @LaravelLiveUK is approaching fast. Two full days of Laravel talks, networking, and learning await. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to connect with the community in person!

Just back from Norfolk with spotty signal but great WiFi! 🥇@alexdaubois explains what happens when you call object methods x.com/alexdaubois/st… For the rest of this weeks top ten head over to -> artisanweekly.com/weekly/2026-05…

Artisan Weekly #82 is here! @ivan_mykhavko reveals why whereDate() kills your indexes dev.to/tegos/laravel-… Arshid KV builds face recognition in PHP @arshidkv12/pure-php-face-recognition-app-using-dlib-a52b9931c5ab" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@arshidkv12/pu… James Seconde demos CPaaS youtube.com/watch?v=M7BG2m… Head over to artisanweekly.com for the 10.

Artisan Weekly 81 is packed! 🔥 In first place this week we have - @rubenvanassche shows how to build real integration tests with servers & queues: flareapp.io/blog/integrati… Head on over to artisanweekly.com/weekly/2026-04… to see the rest of this weeks top ten!

It's Friday so you know what that means its time for = Artisan Weekly Edition 79 -> artisanweekly.com/weekly/2026-04… Let me know what you think and if you enjoyed anything in this weeks post.

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Thursday ✅ @artisan_weekly is almost ready for tomorrow - and I've been working on a new look for it too, no spoilers but hopefully you lot like it 👀 Also worth knowing: 🎟️ Laravel London in May - tickets slowly going → luma.com/dvsvh9uj 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 First ever Laravel Wales, 22nd April at Spindogs in Cardiff - I'll be there → meetup.com/cardiff-techno… Great week to be in the UK Laravel community.