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Model Context Protocol (MCP) in PHP: Connecting AI to Your Application

Understand MCP — the open standard for connecting AI models to external tools and data sources. Build an MCP server in PHP that exposes your Laravel app's capabilities to AI assistants.

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Apr 23, 2026

Building AI Agents with Laravel: Tools, Memory, and Reasoning Loops

Go beyond simple LLM API calls. Build AI agents in Laravel that use tools, maintain memory, reason in loops, and take actions — with practical code examples.

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Apr 22, 2026

Redis Deep Dive for Laravel Developers

Go beyond Cache::get/set. Master Redis data structures, pub/sub, Lua scripting, rate limiting, sessions, and real-time features in Laravel.

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Apr 21, 2026

OpenTelemetry + Laravel: Production Observability Beyond Telescope

Implement distributed tracing, metrics, and structured logging in Laravel with OpenTelemetry. Export to Jaeger, Grafana, and Datadog for full production observability.

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Apr 20, 2026

API Versioning Strategies in Laravel

URI-based, header-based, and query parameter versioning strategies for Laravel APIs. Maintain backward compatibility without breaking existing clients.

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Apr 19, 2026

Webhook Handling Patterns in Laravel: Receive, Verify, Process

Build robust webhook receivers in Laravel. Signature verification, idempotency, async processing, retry handling, and real-world patterns for Stripe, GitHub, and more.

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Apr 18, 2026

The Laravel Actions Pattern: Single-Purpose Classes That Do One Thing Well

Replace fat controllers and bloated services with focused Action classes. One class, one job, fully testable. A modern alternative to the Service-Repository pattern.

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Apr 17, 2026

MySQL Slow Query Log — Finding and Optimizing Slow Queries in Production

A detailed guide to configuring and analyzing MySQL Slow Query Log, using tools like pt-query-digest, and building a comprehensive query performance monitoring workflow.

mysql database performance +3 more

Apr 17, 2026

PHP Fibers & Async Programming: Beyond the Request-Response Cycle

Understand PHP Fibers (PHP 8.1+), cooperative multitasking, async HTTP calls, and how frameworks like Laravel Octane and ReactPHP leverage them.

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Apr 16, 2026

MySQL Indexing Strategies — Designing Effective Indexes for Every Use Case

A comprehensive guide to indexing strategies in MySQL: from B-Tree, Hash, Full-text to Composite Index, Covering Index, and anti-patterns to avoid.

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Apr 16, 2026