Setup AstroNvim for PHP and Laravel the Easy Way
I've been using Neovim as my daily driver for a while now and thought I'd share a straightforward guide to setting up Neovim for Laravel development using AstroNvim.
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Adding a Sitemap to Google with Laravel on the DigitalOcean App Platform
The issue I faced on a recent project was that a sitemap added to Google Webmaster Tools needs to be stored on the same domain. However, in my setup, the sitemap was being generated and automatically saved to DigitalOcean Spaces, then served via a CDN URL. On hosting platforms like DigitalOcean App Platform or Heroku, you can’t store files directly on the instance or node.
How I Got to Nvim, Tmux, and Tmuxifier
When I started building websites back in 1997, there weren’t many tools available for web development. But I did have Dreamweaver, which was a game-changer at the time. It helped me learn HTML and CSS quickly by allowing visual inspections of the site without needing to FTP it up to the host constantly.
Disabling Certain Errors with Phpactor with AstroNvim
For a while, I’ve been putting up with the annoying errors in Phpactor that complain about methods like ->where() not existing on a class. When working with complex methods that call various models, these errors can make the codebase unnecessarily messy to look at.
Setting Up a Laravel 11 App in a Docker Container
In this blog post, I want to share how I set up a Laravel project using Docker. While I often use Herd because it's easy to set up and get an app running quickly, there are times when I need more customization or a specific configuration for a client to ensure the app runs seamlessly on their systems.
Setting Up DigitalOcean Spaces for Your Filament PHP App
If you're like me and have a Filament PHP app hosted on DigitalOcean's (DO) App Platform, you might be looking for guidance on how to save files or images to DO Spaces. In this post, I'll walk you through the settings and code needed to get everything up and running.
Refreshing My Website: A New Chapter in Web Development 2025
In this blog post, I want to share a little about my on refreshing my website, what I hope to achieve, and how this will also serve as a resource for the web development community. If you’re a developer, designer, or just someone passionate about the web, I hope you’ll find something valuable here.