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How to Use Docker With PHP: Complete Local Development Setup Guide

01October 5, 2020 · 14 min readTooling

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How to Use Docker With PHP: Complete Local Development

Shows how to containerize a PHP app with PHP-FPM, Nginx, and MySQL using Docker Compose for reproducible dev environments.

Docker
PHP
PHP-FPM
Docker Compose

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Newest production notes across Laravel, PHP, databases, security, performance, debugging, and release work.

218September 17, 2020 · 13 min readAPIs

Building a Real-Time Chat App With PHP WebSockets

Full project walkthrough using the Ratchet library to implement pub/sub messaging, rooms, and authentication over WebSockets.

PHP
WebSockets
Ratchet
Real-Time

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219September 9, 2020 · 13 min readSecurity

Setting Up a Linux Firewall With UFW: Rules, Logging

Practical UFW configuration covering allow/deny rules, application profiles, rate limiting, IPv6 support, and persistent rule management.

Linux
Security
UFW
Firewall

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220August 17, 2020 · 14 min readAdministration

Linux systemd Services: Create, Enable & Manage Custom

Shows how to write systemd service, timer, and socket unit files, configure restart policies, and use journalctl for log inspection.

Linux
systemd
Services
Timers

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221August 8, 2020 · 14 min readCore PHP

Understanding PHP Traits: When to Use Them and When

Practical guidance on trait composition, method conflict resolution, and the design pitfalls developers commonly fall into.

PHP
Traits
Object-Oriented PHP
Architecture

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222July 14, 2020 · 14 min readTesting

PHP Unit Testing With PHPUnit: From Zero to 100% Code

Comprehensive tutorial on writing unit, integration, and data-provider tests using PHPUnit, including mocking and assertion best practices.

PHPUnit
PHP
Testing
Code Coverage

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223July 3, 2020 · 13 min readWeb Server

Configuring Nginx on Ubuntu 20.04: Virtual Hosts, SSL

Complete Nginx setup guide - server blocks, Let's Encrypt TLS, HTTP/2, Gzip compression, and proxying to upstream application servers.

Nginx
Ubuntu
Web Server
TLS

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224June 2, 2020 · 13 min readDatabase

Optimizing MySQL Queries in PHP: Indexes, Joins

Deep-dive into slow-query diagnosis, index strategies, and using EXPLAIN to drastically cut database round-trip time.

MySQL
PHP
Query Optimization
Indexes

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225May 28, 2020 · 15 min readAdministration

Linux File Permissions Explained: chmod, chown & ACLs

Demystifies octal and symbolic permission notation, setuid/setgid/sticky bits, and extended ACLs for fine-grained access control.

Linux
Permissions
chmod
chown

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Built for search, readers, and future debugging.

Production contextArticles focus on live-application problems: slow queries, fragile releases, unclear ownership, failed jobs, admin workflow friction, and code paths that are hard to review.
Implementation detailThe archive favors concrete Laravel and PHP decisions: Eloquent, Blade, queues, Filament, testing, security, structured data, deployment checks, and operational cleanup.
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