Laravel

Laravel

Laravel

Laravel Migrations: Add Foreign Keys Without Locking

Part 1 covered indexes and Part 2 covered columns. The next Laravel migrations most teams get wrong are...

DK Dasun Kalupahana

October 2, 2026 4 min read

Laravel

Laravel

Laravel Migrations: Add & Change Columns Without Downtime

Part 1 covered indexes. The next place teams get surprised in production is the up() method sitting right...

DK Dasun Kalupahana

October 1, 2026 7 min read

Laravel

Laravel

Adding Indexes to Large Tables in Laravel Without Locking Them

Online index builds let you add an index to a 40-million-row table without freezing writes, but only if...

DK Dasun Kalupahana

September 27, 2026 6 min read

Laravel

Laravel

Laravel array_keys Validation Rule: Stop Accepting Unexpected Array Data

If you've ever built an API in Laravel, you already know the pain. A client sends you a...

DK Dasun Kalupahana

August 13, 2026 4 min read

Laravel

Laravel

Preventing Password Reuse in Laravel: Building a Password History Package

Password rotation policies are common in security-conscious applications — banking systems, HR platforms, government portals — anywhere compliance...

DK Dasun Kalupahana

July 30, 2026 3 min read

Laravel

Laravel

Laravel SQL Query Debugging: ->dd() and ->ddRawSql() Tips

When building Laravel applications, one of the most common frustrations is not knowing what SQL query Eloquent is...

DK Dasun Kalupahana

May 14, 2026 2 min read