How to override config files of Laravel 4 package
If you want to be able to allow the users who use your package to publish and modify the package’s config files, you’ll need to add these into your Server Provider file, inside function register(). For...
View ArticleLaravel 4: Using query builder lists for Form::select
Recently I realised I’ve been doing the wrong way to populate the array for Form::select(). In order to get Form::select() to work, the array you parse in must contain key => value. So in the past,...
View ArticleLaravel: order of migrations with foreign keys
Honestly I didn’t know that SQLite is so forgiving until I had to migrate to MySQL in production recently. SQLite is so forgiving that migrating to MySQL becomes a big headache. Moral of the story:...
View ArticleLaravel migration error Cannot add foreign key contraint
If you’re getting this error message when executing migration on an existing table, you’re probably having the same issue as I was. [Illuminate\Database\QueryException] SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error:...
View ArticleSetting up Laravel 5 on shared hosting server
In this tutorial, I’ll show you some guide to deploy your Laravel 5 application onto a shared hosting server. By default, the Laravel folder structure assumed that the public folder is within the...
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RedminPortal Developer Guide: How to use Coupon?
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to apply coupon to your products and calculate the discounted price. Note: This tutorial refers to the latest develop branch which features may not be in the master...
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Redmin Series Part 1: Building a Blog with RedminPortal
In a series of tutorial, I’ll be showing you the steps of building a blog, a Podcast membership site, and an online shop for selling products, using the backend CMS RedminPortal. RedminPortal is a...
View ArticleLaravel tip: enqueue script to end of body
UPDATE (7 Jan 2016): Correction to the blade @append. It doesn’t always work if you have more than a few templates appending to the section. And so I’ve a partial blade template that contains a custom...
View ArticleHow to setup phpMyAdmin in Homestead
Writing this for my own reference. Hope it helps someone too. Install using Ubuntu repository: This will install phpMyAdmin from Ubuntu’s repositories. Assuming that your projects live in...
View ArticleLaravel-Dompdf custom font to support Simplified Chinese
Dompdf version >= 0.6 Laravel-dompdf version >= 0.4 Disclaimer: I’m using legacy Laravel 4.2 with Laravel-dompdf 0.4. This tutorial may not work for you if you’re using another versions. Try...
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