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Which WYSIWYG editor are you using or recommending?



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Weekly Ask Anything Thread

Feel free to ask any questions you think may not warrant a post. Asking for help here is also fine.

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PHP 8.5 introduces a new flag called FILTER_THROW_ON_FAILURE, which, when used, causes the filter function to automatically throw an exception if validation fails, instead of returning false or null.

So, here’s how you would typically validate an email address without the new flag:

    if (filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL) === false) {
        return false;
    }

As you can see, you have to manually check the return value and handle the failure.

With the new FILTER_THROW_ON_FAILURE flag, you can simplify this:

    try {
        filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL, FILTER_THROW_ON_FAILURE);
        return true;
    } catch (\Filter\FilterFailedException $e) {
        return false;
    }

Read more


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Weekly help thread

Hey there!

This subreddit isn't meant for help threads, though there's one exception to the rule: in this thread you can ask anything you want PHP related, someone will probably be able to help you out!

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Symfony Rate Limiter Issue (Maybe?)

I've used this limiter in a few projects and it works as expected by autowiring it in the controller, no problems there.

I wanted to use it as a standalone component within a custom validator. That aside for now, to replicate the issue i am having, if you add this to a controller:

use Symfony\Component\RateLimiter\Storage\InMemoryStorage;
use Symfony\Component\RateLimiter\RateLimiterFactory;
^^^ Remember to add these.

$factory = new RateLimiterFactory(
'id' => 'login',
'policy' => 'token_bucket',
'limit' => 3,
'rate' => ['interval' => '15 minutes',
], new InMemoryStorage());

$limiter = $factory->create();
$limit = $limiter->consume(1);

if (!$limit->isAccepted()) {
dd('limit hit');
}

dd($limit->getRemainingTokens());

Github Repo: https://github.com/symfony/rate-limiter

The above code is in the README of the repo. What i would expect on every refresh is the remaining tokens to count down then hit the limit but this will always show 2 remaining.

From looking at it, the storage is getting renewed every time and not persistent, but this is the "Getting started" code...

What am i doing wrong?

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Stray Requests, Merge Functions & Markdown Button Added in Laravel 12.25
https://youtu.be/oWwTNtgjp6w

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An alternative approach to Laravel route localization

Hey r/laravel, 👋

I'd like to share the package I've been working on. https://github.com/goodcat-dev/laravel-l10n

The core idea is to define localized routes and route translations directly in your routes/web.php file using the Route::lang() method. Here's an example:

Route::get('{lang}/example', Controller::class)
->lang(
'fr', 'de',
'it' => 'it/esempio',
'es' => 'es/ejemplo'
);

This single route definition handles:

`/{lang}/example` for French `fr/example` and German `de/example`.
Translated routes it/esempio, es/ejemplo.
`/example` for English, the default locale.

The main features I focused on were:

All route definitions in one place, with no need for separate translation files.
Automatically generates the correct URL for the active locale with the standard `route()` helper.
Automatically looks for locale-specific view files (e.g. views/es/example.blade.php) and falls back to the generic view if no localized version is found.
A mechanism to detect a user's preferred language based on the `Accept-Language` header and model that implements the `HasLocalePreference` interface.
No custom route:cache command required.

This package is still experimental, so there may be some bugs. I'd like to hear your thoughts on this approach to localization. What do you think?

You can check it out here: https://github.com/goodcat-dev/laravel-l10n

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SheafUI: A 100% free Laravel Blade UI platform with CLI install, 33+ components, and full code ownership

We just released **SheafUI**, an open-source UI platform for Laravel developers.

The philosophy is simple:

* **Your code should be yours** : every component you install is native Blade + Alpine, copied into your project (no vendor lock) and supportable both alpine and livewire.
* **No copy-paste:** install with one command using the SheafUI CLI.
* **All free:** 33+ components today, with more coming soon.

Example:

php artisan sheaf:init
php artisan sheaf:install button

After that, the component lives in resources/views/components/ui/, fully editable and owned by you.

Website: [sheafui.dev](http://sheafui.dev)
CLI repository: [https://github.com/sheafui/cli](https://github.com/sheafui/cli)
Components repository: [https://github.com/sheafui/components](https://github.com/sheafui/components)

We’d love feedback from the Laravel community, which components would you like to see added next?

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Laravel Deployment on multi-project server

I manage a Hetzner server running three Laravel projects under HestiaCP and Debian.
Right now deployments run from a GitHub Actions workflow that uses SSH into the server and runs a remote deploy noscript whenever a PR is merged.

This works but doesn’t scale.
What deployment strategy would you recommend for a multi-project server like this?

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Config mixture: the Laravel way

I’m trying to add an external config source to my project. This config source I can access over HTTP. However, I would like to keep using config() to access configuration values.

On top of that, the values that I receive from the external source might be a reference to some env() value or another key in that external source.

Env values I have are coming either from .env file or OS.

So, I have a mixture of everything here.

What is THE Laravel way to configure such configuration sources?

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Laravel Starter Kits List: Official and Community
https://nabilhassen.com/laravel-starter-kits-list-official-and-community

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What SAST/DAST Tools Work for you?

Even devs who know the OWASP Top 10 by heart can still write vulnerable code. SQL injections, XSS, IDOR - you name it — mistakes happen. That’s where tools like SAST and DAST come in, and I’m curious about what’s working for the community.

In my latest newsletter, I mentioned tools like Composer audit, Psalm, and PHPStan for catching issues early, and Trivy or Hadolint for infrastructure-level checks. I’ve also seen commercial options like Snyk or Sonar’s RIPS, but I’ve found them hit-or-miss with false positives or missing real issues. So far, none of the tools made me feel really safe, so I’m wondering: what SAST or DAST tools do you rely on in your PHP projects? Are there any you can recommend?

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SymfonyCon Amsterdam 2025: Practical AI Integrations with Symfony
https://symfony.com/blog/symfonycon-amsterdam-2025-practical-ai-integrations-with-symfony?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Symfony%20Blog%20Feed

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Why --dump-sql still outputs sql despite being executed?

In the server I've run:

```
$ php bin/console doctrine:schema:update --force

Updating database schema...

93 queries were executed

[OK\] Database schema updated successfully!
```

But once I executed the sql above once I run:

```
$ php bin/console doctrine:schema:update --dump-sql | head

ALTER TABLE xxx1 CHANGE expires_at expires_at DATETIME DEFAULT NULL, CHANGE created_at created_at DATETIME DEFAULT NULL, CHANGE updated_at updated_at DATETIME DEFAULT NULL;

ALTER TABLE xx2 CHANGE name name VARCHAR(255) DEFAULT NULL, CHANGE created_at created_at DATETIME DEFAULT NULL, CHANGE updated_at updated_at DATETIME DEFAULT NULL, CHANGE unique_identifier unique_identifier VARCHAR(255) DEFAULT NULL;

ALTER TABLE xx3 CHANGE denoscription denoscription VARCHAR(255) DEFAULT NULL, CHANGE created_at created_at DATETIME DEFAULT NULL, CHANGE updated_at updated_at DATETIME DEFAULT NULL, CHANGE deleted_at deleted_at DATETIME DEFAULT NULL, CHANGE unique_identifier unique_identifier VARCHAR(255) DEFAULT NULL;

.....

```

Even if I execute manually:

```
LTER TABLE xxx1 CHANGE expires_at expires_at DATETIME DEFAULT NULL, CHANGE created_at created_at DATETIME DEFAULT NULL, CHANGE updated_at updated_at DATETIME DEFAULT NULL;
```

`doctrine:schema:update` would output it once more why???

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New toPrettyJson & withHeartbeat Features in Laravel 12.26
https://youtu.be/4mG3ekksG3s

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Would like to get some feedback on my first Symfony project!

Hey everyone, I wanted to learn symfony so I started working on a toy project - a self hosted filesystem app (like gdrive). It exposes an API for authentication and CRUD operations on files. I also used twig to build a small admin dashboard UI.

Need to mention, the project is not yet finished, I need to add a file sharing option and possibly some tests, and maybe the fronted (though the frontend is irrelevant for this), but it is a good time to get other's opinion on this.

I would love to get some feedback, especially on API design, security/authentication flow. Also this is the first time I used docker so I would appreciate some pointers for this too (are the containers structured well, is it good for easy self hosting?)

Also what improvements could I make to the project?

Thanks!

The project is available on github. Api docs is here

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Been seeing more PHP gigs out there.

It seems like PHP gigs are coming out of hiding. This leads me to think of a great marketing slogan PHP:

PHP is like a Volvo or a Honda.... it's not sexy, but it is reliable, affordable, and it delivers what you need when you need it.

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Would like to get some feedback on my first Symfony project!

Hey everyone, I wanted to learn symfony so I started working on a toy project - a self hosted filesystem app (like gdrive). It exposes an API for authentication and CRUD operations on files. I also used twig to build a small admin dashboard UI.

Need to mention, the project is not yet finished, I need to add a file sharing option and possibly some tests, and maybe the fronted (though the frontend is irrelevant for this), but it is a good time to get other's opinion on this.

I would love to get some feedback, especially on API design, security/authentication flow. Also this is the first time I used docker so I would appreciate some pointers for this too (are the containers structured well, is it good for easy self hosting?)

Also what improvements could I make to the project?

Thanks!

The project is available on [github\](https://github.com/darusc/Fileknight). Api docs is [here\](https://github.com/darusc/Fileknight/blob/main/API.md)

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What would be the feature of PHP 9.0 that you would like the most?

I did not make a research of PHP 9.0 roadmap. I am just curious.

What feature you would like to have there the most?

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SymfonyCon Amsterdam 2025: Make your AI useful with MCP
https://symfony.com/blog/symfonycon-amsterdam-2025-make-your-ai-useful-with-mcp?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Symfony%20Blog%20Feed

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