Issue #10

News

• PhpStorm 2026.2 Ships a Laravel Tool Window and an Agent Skills Manager

  PhpStorm 2026.2 adds a dedicated Laravel panel, a FileReference attribute, PHP 8.5 pipe support, and a cross-agent skills manager.

Links

• FlockPHP

  Flock runs PHP, Node, databases, mail, and trusted HTTPS natively on Windows, macOS, and Linux, with no Docker or virtual machine needed.

• /dev/null

  Nuno Maduro, Brent Roose, Matthieu Napoli, and Pauline Vos built a developer social network in 48 hours, in the open, where posts are commits and GitHub is the only way in.

Articles

• Locking Down Accidental Lazy Loading With Model::preventLazyLoading()

  Model::preventLazyLoading() makes Eloquent throw as soon as an N+1 query happens locally, so you catch it before production.

• whereBelongsTo(): The Cleaner Way to Filter Child Models by Parent

  whereBelongsTo() reads the relationship definition for you, so you can stop hardcoding foreign key column names when filtering child models by parent.

• Building a Drag-and-Drop File Upload Manager With Livewire 4

  Build a drag-and-drop upload manager with progress bars, validation, and deletion using Livewire 4 view-based components.

PHP Architect

Podcasts

• Community Corner Podcast: Zachary Watkins Codes With His Voice, Feet, and Face

This month's magazine

November is here, and as we head into the final stretch of the year, it’s a great time to reflect on how much the PHP community continues to grow and evolve. Whether you’re tackling a challenging project, exploring new tools, or simply looking for ways to sharpen your skills, this month’s issue of PHP Architect