Carlos Mendez

Maintenance mode gracefully takes applications offline for updates without showing errors. The php artisan down command activates maintenance mode, showing a default or custom view. The --secret option creates bypass tokens for testing. The --retry he

Macros dynamically add methods to Laravel's macroable classes—Request, Response, Collection, Query Builder, and more. I define macros in service providers' boot() methods. The macro() method accepts a name and closure. Macros access $this context like

Creating Laravel packages enables code reusability across projects. I structure packages with src/ for code, config/ for configuration, and database/ for migrations. Service providers register package components—routes, views, commands, configs. The p

Combining global scopes with database views creates powerful data access patterns for multi-tenancy and security. Global scopes automatically filter all queries for a model—perfect for tenant isolation or active record filtering. I implement the Scope

Route model binding automatically resolves Eloquent models from route parameters, eliminating manual lookups. Implicit binding matches parameter names to model IDs—/users/{user} injects the User model. Custom route keys use getRouteKeyName() to bind b

Soft deletes mark records as deleted without removing them from the database, enabling recovery and audit trails. I add SoftDeletes trait to models and a deleted_at timestamp column. Calling delete() sets deleted_at instead of removing rows. Soft-dele