What I learn building booking systems, business software, online stores and AI assistants for small and mid-sized businesses — written down so you can use it.
A working developer's decision framework — six weeks after release. TL;DR Support Timeline (the only table that matters) VersionPHPReleasedBug fixes untilSecurity until118.2–8.4Mar 12, 2024Sep 3, 2025Mar 12, 2026128.2–8.5Feb 24, 2025Aug 13, 2026Feb 24, 2027138.3–8.5Mar…
Muneeb DevA Laravel queue job retried three times last week. OpenAI charged us for all three calls. The user only ever saw one response. Took me a minute to figure out why the bill looked…
Muneeb DevAs PHP celebrates its 30th anniversary, many developers, CTOs, and product owners might wonder if PHP is still a smart choice for modern web development. Thanks to JetBrains’ latest The State of PHP 2025…
Muneeb DevIntroduction If you’ve been building Laravel applications long enough, you know the pain of production errors that come and go without warning. One such frustrating issue is: SQLSTATE[HY000] [1130] Host 'localhost' is not allowed…
Muneeb DevIntroduction When building modern APIs or form-driven applications, Laravel validation gives you elegant tools to keep your data clean and consistent. But things get trickier with partial updates, where users may only update one…
Muneeb DevIntroduction In the world of modern web applications, automation is no longer a luxury — it’s a necessity. From generating daily reports to syncing external APIs and processing payments, developers often need tasks to…
Muneeb DevIntroduction Caching can make a Laravel app feel instant—until stale data, thundering herds, or over-broad flushes turn your “speed boost” into a reliability problem. If you’ve ever asked when to use Cache::remember() versus Cache::rememberForever(),…
Muneeb DevVersion: This guide targets Laravel 11. Everything here also works in Laravel 10 unless noted. Why this matters Think of any request hitting your app like a visitor at your gate: When we mix…
Muneeb DevWhen building mobile-friendly web applications with Laravel, one of the common issues developers face is the persistent Safari URL bar and toolbar on iPhones. These UI elements take up valuable screen space, and users…
Muneeb DevWhen working on modern web apps, it’s very common to keep frontend and backend separate. Maybe your React app runs at http://localhost:5173, and your Laravel API runs at http://localhost:8000. The first time you connect…
Muneeb DevBooking platforms, business systems, online stores and AI assistants — scoped on one call, built in weekly milestones.
