Tutorial
CakePHP Authentication 4: build a secure login in CakePHP 5
Set up cakephp/authentication 4.x on CakePHP 5: middleware order, Session and Form authenticators, hashing, safe redirects, remember-me and tests.
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PHP
PHP tutorials for building dynamic web applications, from language fundamentals to production practice.
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Troubleshooting guide
MySQL deadlocks and lock wait timeouts: causes, diagnosis and fixes
Why InnoDB returns errors 1213 and 1205, how isolation levels and gap locks decide what gets locked, how to find blocking transactions with the Performance Schema, and the application changes that make deadlocks rare.
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WordPress 7.x for plugin and theme developers: check before you update
WordPress 7.0 and 7.1 raised PHP to 7.4, made the editor always iframed, moved image resizing into the browser and changed CSS specificity. A checklist for plugin and theme code.
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Tutorial
Upgrading a Laravel app to PHP 8.5: compatibility, deprecations and tests
Move a Laravel 12 or 13 app to PHP 8.5 safely: supported versions, the deprecations that bite, Composer and OPcache changes, Rector and PHPStan settings, CI and rollout.
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Comparison
Laravel vs NestJS for SaaS development in 2026: an honest comparison
Laravel 13 or NestJS 12 for a SaaS? Ecosystem for auth, billing, queues and admin, typing, performance, hiring, testing and deployment, with the same endpoint built in both.
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Resource guide
CodeIgniter 4 production deployment and security checklist
A practical pre-launch checklist for CodeIgniter 4.7 apps: production environment, document root, Composer and optimisation, HTTPS and secure headers, CSRF and sessions, file uploads, proxies and logging, with commands to verify each item.
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Comparison
Moving from CodeIgniter 3 to CodeIgniter 4: what changes and how to plan it
CodeIgniter 3 is in maintenance mode and CodeIgniter 4 is a rewrite, not a drop-in upgrade. Compare the two versions, see how controllers, models, queries, views and routes translate, and plan a low-risk conversion.
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Comparison
Laravel Reverb vs Pusher and Ably: choosing WebSockets in 2026
Self-hosted Laravel Reverb, Reverb on Laravel Cloud, Pusher or Ably: a tested broadcast example, scaling limits, presence caps and a cost model with real prices.
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Tutorial
Prevent duplicate payments and double webhook processing in Laravel
Stop double charges and double fulfilment in Laravel with Stripe and Razorpay: stable idempotency keys, unique constraints, locks, a webhook events table and reconciliation.
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Comparison
Block themes vs classic themes in WordPress 7.1: which should you build?
How block, classic and hybrid WordPress themes differ in files, editing and control, what 7.0 and 7.1 changed (responsive styles, viewport breakpoints, iframed editor), and how to choose for a new or existing site.
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Tutorial
How to build a dynamic WordPress block with block.json and render.php
A step-by-step tutorial for WordPress 7.1: scaffold a dynamic block with @wordpress/create-block, read the post ID from block context, add native supports, and render escaped HTML from render.php.
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Interview preparation
Laravel interview questions and answers for Laravel 13
21 Laravel interview questions with model answers checked against the Laravel 13.x documentation: the service container, request lifecycle, Eloquent N+1, mass assignment, policies, Sanctum, queues and what Laravel 13 changed.
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