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Mastering the Laravel Installer: Why and How to Use composer global require laravel/installer

Mastering the Laravel Installer: Why and How to Use composer global require laravel/installer

When starting a new Laravel project, many developers immediately type: composer create-project laravel/laravel myapp That command works perfectly fine, but if you build Laravel applications often, you’ll quickly realize there’s a faster and more elegant way to do it. That’s where the Laravel Installer comes into

Conditional Query Logic in Laravel: Mastering when() in the Query Builder

Conditional Query Logic in Laravel: Mastering when() in the Query Builder

In Laravel’s Query Builder, when() is a fluent helper for conditionally modifying a query. It lets you apply additional clauses only if a condition is met, without breaking your chain with if statements. What when() Does // Signature (conceptual) Builder::when(mixed $value, callable $callback, ?callable $default = null) * $value: The

first() vs get()->map() in Laravel: How to Choose the Right Approach

first() vs get()->map() in Laravel: How to Choose the Right Approach

When working with Laravel’s Query Builder or Eloquent ORM, developers often face a subtle but important choice: should you use first() to grab one record, or get()->map() to transform a collection of records? At first glance, they might look interchangeable, but their behavior is very different.

Laravel Tip: Fetching a Single Column Value the Efficient Way

Laravel Tip: Fetching a Single Column Value the Efficient Way

When working with Laravel’s Eloquent ORM, there are times when you only need to retrieve a single value from the database. A common mistake developers make is fetching the entire model instance when they only need one field. Let’s break it down with an example. The Efficient Way

Writing Cleaner and More Maintainable Eloquent Queries with whereBelongsTo

Writing Cleaner and More Maintainable Eloquent Queries with whereBelongsTo

When working with Laravel's Eloquent ORM, it's common to write queries that filter records based on relationships. Unfortunately, many developers — especially those coming from raw SQL or procedural PHP backgrounds — still rely on manual foreign key checks instead of taking full advantage of Eloquent's

Speed Up Your Laravel Queries with whereIntegerInRaw()

Speed Up Your Laravel Queries with whereIntegerInRaw()

If you've been using Laravel for a while, you're likely familiar with the whereIn() method for filtering records by a list of values. It's clean, expressive, and gets the job done. But did you know that when working with large arrays of integers, there&

Avoiding the N+1 Query Trap in Laravel with withCount()

Avoiding the N+1 Query Trap in Laravel with withCount()

When working with Laravel Eloquent, one of the most common performance pitfalls is the N+1 query problem—and it often happens without developers realizing it. Imagine you're displaying a list of blog posts along with the number of comments each one has. You might think this is