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Learn essential tips and practical examples on how to optimize your PHP and Laravel applications to run faster and smoother, including caching, eager loading, smarter algorithms, and using helpful profiling tools.

March 24, 20253 min

Data Processing

Knowledge Base

Enhancing RAG with KBLaM: Making AI Smarter and More Accurate

Learn how to enhance your Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) flow by combining vector search with structured knowledge, ensuring more accurate, fact-based responses in your applications.

Redis: The Speedy Key-Value Database You Need to Know

Imagine a database so fast it feels like magic, juggling everything from website caching to real-time game leaderboards—and then some! That’s Redis, an in-memory data store that’s become a developer’s secret weapon. In this guide, we’ll unpack what makes Redis tick, explore its versatile data structures, and reveal its lesser-known tricks, like messaging and atomic updates. Whether you’re new to coding or a pro, get ready to see why Redis is transforming apps worldwide!

March 7, 20255 min

Best Practices

Cloud Services

Harnessing Cloudflare’s AI Gateway for My RAG Chatbot

Learn how I used Cloudflare’s free AI Gateway to track user responses, estimate costs, and optimize my RAG chatbot, with a deep dive into its Evaluations and Guardrails features—all available in Cloudflare’s generous free tier.

February 28, 20259 min

Development Tools

Laravel

PHP

Deep Dive: Livewire Component Updates in Laravel 12

In this blog post, we analyze the recent Livewire component updates in Laravel 12, focusing on its traditional component flavor and how it enhances server-side rendering and dynamic UI development.

February 24, 20254 min

Computer Science

PHP

How Does Memory Really Work? Unpacking the Stack, Heap, and More with PHP

Ever wonder what’s buzzing behind your PHP code? Memory’s the star of the show, and every coder should peek under its hood! We’ll explore the stack (fast and tiny), the heap (big and wild), garbage collection (your cleanup crew), and the quirky “pass by reference vs. value” debate—all with PHP examples to make it click. Let’s dive into this computer wizardry!

January 17, 20256 min

Database

Laravel

Understanding and Using updateOrInsert, updateOrCreate, and upsert in Laravel

Learn the key differences between Laravel's updateOrInsert, updateOrCreate, and upsert. This blog will help you understand when and why to use each method to streamline your database operations.

January 14, 20255 min

Architecture

Laravel

Getting Familiar with Event Sourcing in Laravel

Event sourcing is a powerful architecture pattern for handling complex data changes over time. This blog will introduce you to the principles of event sourcing and demonstrate how to use it in your Laravel applications with the Spatie package.

January 10, 20255 min

CGI, FastCGI, php-fpm, and nginx: The Web Server Squad You Need to Know

Ever wondered how your shiny new blog—like my recently deployed CodeBit Chronicles—flies from server to screen? It’s all thanks to nginx, CGI, FastCGI, and php-fpm working together. These tools handle everything from static assets to dynamic PHP APIs powering a Next.js frontend. In this guide, we’ll break down their roles with examples from my blog deployment, showing how they bring it all to life. New to servers or a seasoned dev? Let’s dive into the fun!

December 30, 20247 min

PHP

Performance

Server

Php 8.4: features, improvements, and deprecations you need to know

PHP 8.4 introduces several exciting features and improvements while deprecating or removing outdated functionality. Here’s a comprehensive overview of what’s new and what’s changed. --- 🚀 Key F...

November 21, 20245 min