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Hi, I’m Dave. A Laravel Developer. I love to build Laravel apps using the TALL stack.

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Pick up my book Beginning PHP for a fiver

My Book Beginning PHP is now just $5 to buy from PacktPub https://www.packtpub.com/applic...
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David Carr

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Announcing DC Casts

In the new year DC Casts will be launched, a video site for teaching web development. You...
David Carr

David Carr

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Install Let’s Encrypt Free SSL Wildcard Certificate on ubuntu 18

If you want a quick solution for adding SSL/TLS to your website, then you should definitel...
David Carr

David Carr

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From Cooking to Coding

The alliteration is the only thing these two professions have in common with one another,...
David Carr

David Carr

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Talk: Integrating Microsoft Graph API with Laravel

On the 12th of November 2018, I gave a talk on Microsoft Graph API and integrating it with...
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David Carr

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Laravel package MsGraph

I've released a new Laravel package called MsGraph that's essentially a wrapper for workin...
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David Carr

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Fixing ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock'

I had a crash after a reboot, then MySQL would not run, the error I was getting was: ERR...
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David Carr

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Essential Laravel Packages

Laravel comes with a lot out the box, however, you'll often add third-party packages to ad...
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David Carr

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Setting up a new mac checklist

Whenever I get a new Mac or decide to wipe it and start afresh the following are my go-to...
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David Carr

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Laravel accessing auth in Service Providers

There are times being able to use Auth within service providers is really useful such as s...
David Carr

David Carr

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Ubuntu switching php versions

Most applications I work with using PHP 7.2 but I also have legacy projects that need PHP...
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David Carr

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Setting up development environment on Ubuntu

I've switched to Ubuntu, this post documents the development tools I'm using and how to in...
David Carr

David Carr

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Ubuntu Valet command not found

On a new install of Ubuntu installing Valet worked fine at the composer stage but when try...
David Carr

David Carr

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Integrated Terminal in Sublime Text with Terminus Package

I adore Sublime Text, I'm often jumping to other editors to use an integrated terminal but...
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David Carr

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Laravel import large CSV file

I recently had to import a 30,000 line CSV file, in this post, I document how I tackled th...
David Carr

David Carr

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GIVEAWAY - WIN a copy of my book Beginning PHP

I have 5 copies to give away of my book Beginning PHP! for a chance to win a copy all you...
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David Carr

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Laravel send multiple attachments to Mailables

Rather than returning the direct mail call in the build method of a mailable you can assig...
David Carr

David Carr

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HEY Bloggers - Launch Event

Today is the first HEY Blogger event in Hull, the first official event by the HEY Bloggers...
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David Carr

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