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  • Long row of data storage racks inside a data centre with overhead cable trays

    Resource guideLaravel

    Laravel 13 production deployment checklist

    A practical checklist for deploying Laravel 13 to a Linux server with Nginx and PHP-FPM: PHP version, web root, environment and secrets, permissions, deployment commands, queue workers, the scheduler, health checks and security.

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  • Rows of server racks with blinking status lights inside a data centre aisle

    TutorialLaravel

    How to add rate limiting to a Laravel 13 API

    A step-by-step guide to protecting a Laravel 13 API with named rate limiters: per-user and per-IP limits, strict login limits, JSON 429 responses, Redis counters, limits on non-HTTP actions and feature tests.

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  • A packed lecture theatre of attendees at the FOSDEM 2018 closing session, a free and open-source software conference

    Resource guideResources

    A checklist for vetting an open-source library before you add it

    An eight-step checklist, using free tools, to vet an open-source dependency: licence, maintenance, known vulnerabilities (OSV, npm audit, composer audit), OpenSSF Scorecard, deps.dev footprint, runtime support and an exit plan.

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  • Code editor window showing PHP source code with syntax highlighting on a dark background

    TutorialCakePHP

    How to build a JSON REST API with CakePHP 5.4

    A step-by-step CakePHP 5.4 tutorial: resource routes under an /api prefix, JsonView serialisation, bounded pagination, 201/204/422 status codes, JSON error bodies, CSRF handling for stateless clients and an integration test.

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