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Composer Run Dev and Laravel Sail

7 Minutes Read

If, like me, you're a user of Laravel Sail for some of your Laravel projects, you'll have probably noticed that the default 'composer run dev' command that ships with Laravel, just won't work for you. Well, I've got a solution for you!

development
local-development
sail
docker
bash
laravel/laravel
>= 11.3.0
npm
>= 5.2.0

Laravel's Route "Model" Binding

Part 5 - The Hidden Parts of Laravel
13 Minutes Read

A source-driven walkthrough of how Laravel resolves route parameters into model instances, covering the UrlRoutable interface and implicit binding customization.

laravel
models
eloquent
routing
route-parameters
laravel/laravel
>= 12.41.0

Manual Service Resolution in Laravel

Part 4 - The Hidden Parts of Laravel
14 Minutes Read

An examination of the various methods for manually resolving services from Laravel's service container, with recommendations on which to use.

laravel
service-container
service-locator

Laravel Middleware Priority

Part 3 - The Hidden Parts of Laravel
7 Minutes Read

An exploration of Laravel's undocumented middleware priority feature that controls execution order when multiple middleware pieces apply to a route.

laravel
middleware
undocumented

Decorating Services in Laravel

Part 2 - The Hidden Parts of Laravel
5 Minutes Read

How to use Laravel's undocumented extend method to add functionality to existing services without modifying their code.