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Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and happenings in the community.This episode is sponsored by CodeRabbit; Smart CLI Reviews act as quality gates for Codex, Claude, Gemini, and you.Show linksBlade @hasStack Directive Added in Laravel 12.39 Time Interval Helpers in Laravel 12.40 Pause a Queue for a Given Number of Seconds in Laravel 12 PHP 8.5 is released with the pipe operator, URI extension, new array functions, and more Introducing Mailviews Early Access Prevent Disposable Email Registrations with Email Utilities for Laravel A DynamoDB Driver for the Laravel Auditing Package Build Production-ready APIs in Laravel with Tyro TutorialsSeparate your Cloudflare page cache with a middleware group PostgreSQL vs. MongoDB for Laravel: Choosing the Right Database Modernizing Code with Rector - Laravel In Practice EP12 Static Analysis Secrets - Laravel In Practice EP13
Ian and Aaron discuss Claude vs. Gemini, *another* Laravel New idea, drama on Thanksgiving, and so much more.Sponsored by Bento, Flare, Ittybit, tldraw, OG Kit, Tighten, and NusiiInterested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - Happy Cyber Monday! (01:39) - Follow Up (07:24) - AI Update: Claude vs. Gemini (24:43) - Laravel New, Again, Again? (36:30) - Ian's
In this episode of the Business of Laravel podcast, Matt Stauffer chats with Joe Rucci, founder of Ghostable and co-founder of Curricula, about his path through entrepreneurship and the role Laravel played along the way. Joe talks candidly about building and selling a startup, what it was like to shift from founder to employee after an acquisition, and why so many great business ideas come from simply listening to people. He also breaks down how he built Ghostable, his zero-knowledge security platform, and how AI has helped him ship faster as a solo developer. Matt Stauffer on Twitter Tighten Website GhostableHuntressCurricula-----Editing and transcription sponsored by Tighten.
Ian and Aaron talk about the launch of Database School - the branding, everything he did the morning of the launch, building the site with Gemini, and so much more. Plus the world championship of….bagels?Sponsored by Bento, Flare, No Compromises, and Ittybit.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - Every Second Mattered (08:40) - The Morning Of (15:30) - The Last Launch? (18:07) - Walking With Adam (20:01) - Pricing (28:28) - Doing It Live (36:21) - We're Talking Logos (44:14) - Closing Thoughts On The Launch (49:21) - Built With Gemini (01:06:23) - World Championship of Bagels Links:NightwatchOG KitForgeLaravel CashierJamey Gannon on TwitterAaron's Blooper ReelAdam's Morning WalkLaravel VPSNano Banana ProGemini 3FilamentStarship Bagel
It's easy to overcomplicate data modeling, especially when enums, relationships, and future requirements are in play. In the latest episode of the No Compromises podcast, Joel brings Aaron a real-world technical dilemma: how to model a relationship between two models when types are stored as enums, not models. We discuss the pros and cons of pivot tables versus JSON columns, the importance of context before jumping to solutions, and how developer instincts can sometimes get in the way of clarity.(00:00) - Setting up the technical problem (02:00) - Pivot tables vs JSON columns (05:15) - Filtering and validation considerations (07:15) - Deciding on the best approach (09:50) - Silly bit Would you like us to review your code or application architecture?
Wendell joins the show with a literal fire background (the “this is fine” meme), which he admits he can’t use anymore because of company backgrounds. But it’s an accurate representation of daily developer life, and we can all relate. Teaching PHP Six Months After Learning It At 16 years old, working in a small-town Brazilian school teaching Word and Excel, Wendell took a PHP course. Five or six months later, the teacher left and they asked Wendell to take over—teaching PHP to 13 and 14-year-olds when he was barely older himself. Students would ask questions he didn’t know the answer to, forcing him to say “give me a minute” while frantically searching the documentation. But that pressure? It taught him the most valuable developer skill: knowing how to find answers to things you don’t know. No Computer at Home Here’s the kicker: Wendell didn’t even have a computer at home during all this. He could only use the computers at work, so he’d finish lunch in 15 minutes just to get back to his desk and keep learning PHP. The obsession was real, and it paid off. PHP Documentation: The Unsung Hero Everyone agrees—PHP’s documentation is insanely good. You can find almost anything without even hitting Stack Overflow. Comments from 15-20 years ago still work today because PHP maintains backwards compatibility like no other language. Those old comments aren’t just relics; they’re still valid, working code that new developers can learn from. Try that in JavaScript land. Rector: The Migration Miracle Moving legacy code to modern PHP used to be a nightmare. Now? Install Rector and watch it automatically migrate your codebase to use new features. Wendell highlights this as one of PHP’s secret weapons—the community builds tools that make everyone’s life easier. When AI Becomes Part of Your Workflow some literally can’t work without Claude, Cursor, and PHPStorm anymore. Not because he needs AI for everything, but because the anxiety of “what if I need to ask something?” kicks in if it’s not there. It’s wild how quickly we adapt to new tools—especially considering 25 years ago we barely had IDEs. We had Notepad. If we were lucky. The Imposter Syndrome Reality Check Everyone Googles stuff. Every. Single. Person. It doesn’t matter how experienced you are or how many packages you’ve written—at some point, you’re searching for answers. The skill isn’t memorizing everything; it’s knowing where to look and how to find the right answer. Mike and Chris both admit they struggle with imposter syndrome constantly. You’re not alone. PHP Can Do Everything Now CLI apps? Easy. Web apps? Obviously. Desktop applications? Yep. Mobile applications with PHP? Absolutely—and Wendell admits he never thought that would be possible. With AI advancements and tools like the new official MCP SDK for PHP, the possibilities keep expanding. JavaScript might get there first, but PHP always catches up. New Security Challenges: Prompt Injection Frameworks already protect us from SQL injection and script injection. But now with MCP (Model Context Protocol) and AI integration, we have a new threat: prompt injection. How will PHP frameworks adapt? How do we secure AI-powered applications? These are the new challenges keeping the community on its toes. Teaser: Laravel Service Container Deep Dive Wendell drops a teaser—he’s publishing his longest blog post yet about how Laravel’s service container works. By the time this episode goes live, it’ll probably already be out. Worth the read. Listen to hear why the PHP community attracts experts from other languages, and why everyone keeps confusing their show schedule with the video game Fortnite. Links From The Show: Wendell’s blog: https://wendelladriel.com/blog Inside The Service Container: https://wendelladriel.com/blog/inside-the-laravel-service-container Laravel Queues Under The Hood: https://wendelladriel.com/blog/laravel-queues-under-the-hood Laravel Actions As A Service: https://wendelladriel.com/blog/laravel-aaas-actions-as-a-service Best Practices For Laravel Applications: https://wendelladriel.com/best-practices-for-laravel-enterprise-applications PHP Architect Social Media: X: https://x.com/phparch Mastodon: https://phparch.social/@phparch Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/phparch.com Discord: https://discord.phparch.com Subscribe to our magazine: https://www.phparch.com/subscribe/ Streams: Youtube Channel Twitch Partner This podcast is made a little better thanks to our partners Displace Infrastructure Management, Simplified Automate Kubernetes deployments across any cloud provider or bare metal with a single command. Deploy, manage, and scale your infrastructure with ease. https://displace.tech/ PHPScore Put Your Technical Debt on Autopay with PHPScore Honeybadger.io Honeybadger helps you deploy with confidence and be your team's DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ The post PHP Alive And Kicking – Episode 16 – Wendell Adriel appeared first on PHP Architect.
Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and happenings in the community.This episode is sponsored by CodeRabbit; Smart CLI Reviews act as quality gates for Codex, Claude, Gemini, and you.Show linksBackground Queue Connection in Laravel 12.37 Cache Routes and Config During Testing in Laravel 12.38 New Book: Laravel for the Rest of Us launches November 18, 2025 CodeRabbit raised $60M and celebrated with a hilarious short film All Talks for Wire:Live are Available on YouTube Early Bird Tickets are out for Laracon EU - Secure Your Spot by Nov 22! Supabase Package for Laravel Track, Manage, and Monitor Queue Jobs with Vantage Asset Cleaner Package for Laravel HydePHP v2 Laravel Livewire Async Select Define LLM JSON Schemas in Laravel With Forerunner TikAPI SDK is PHP and Laravel Package for the TikAPI TutorialsLaravel Fluent isEmpty and isNotEmpty MethodsAuthentication With Laravel and MongoDBCloudflare Turnstile versus CSRF tokensThe Practical Guide to Laravel + Nova on OpenAI Codex WebMongoDB Transactions in LaravelCache Smart Invalidation - Laravel In Practice EP10Cache Pre-warming Explained - Laravel In Practice EP11Modernizing Code with Rector - Laravel In Practice EP12
Ian and Aaron are joined by John O'Nolan, creator of Ghost, to talk about double Laravel New'ing, side projects for your side projects, building an RSS reader, mastering Claude Code, and so much more.Sponsored by Bento, Flare, No Compromises, and Ittybit.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - Double Laravel New'd (08:52) - Claude Code Power User (21:26) - Queues! (32:58) - Your Side Project Has A Side Project (48:37) - All About Ghost (58:12) - Advice for Laravel New Believers Links:GhostMarco ArmentOvercastChartMogulJoel Spolsky on why you shouldn't ever do a rewrite
Ian and Aaron discuss screen time for kids, the impending launch of Database School, why Ian acquired Bootstrapped.fm, and more.Sponsored by Bento, Flare, No Compromises, and Ittybit.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - The Screen Time Conundrum (12:56) - Public Service Announcement (23:18) - Database School Is Launching Next Week! (32:26) - Thanksgiving Plans (38:29) - Acquiring Bootstrapped.fm Links:Wall StreetThe Secret Life of PetsClaude CodeBrowser testing in Pest 4Database SchoolJason Beggs"Rich enough not to waste time"Andrey ButovBootstrapped Episode 43: The UserScape DevelopersBootstrapped Episode 46: Jeffrey Way of LaracastsPluribusIs It Cake?
In this episode of the Business of Laravel podcast, Matt Stauffer talks with Adrien Lewis, Founder of CarePortal, and Bret Pudenz, Director of Engineering, about how their Laravel-powered “care sharing” platform connects caseworkers, churches, businesses, and neighbors to support vulnerable kids and families—often preventing foster care placements.They share how CarePortal's tech evolved, why they chose Laravel, and how they onboard developers with no Laravel background. Matt also explores how founders and engineers can find purpose in their work and how technology, when used well, can actually rebuild human connection.Matt Stauffer on Twitter Tighten Website CarePortal on Instagram CarePortal on FacebookCarePortal on LinkedIn CarePortal on YouTubeAdrien Lewis on LinkedInCarePortal WebsiteHow CarePortal WorksMended Futures Podcast with AdrienRethinking Foster Care in America-----Editing and transcription sponsored by Tighten.
Ian and Aaron talk about 20 years of HelpSpot, Aaron's big week on Twitter, and....talk about burying the lede....Aaron's got ARR! Subscription revenue! It's happening!Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Ittybit.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - A Weekend Story (15:25) - Sick Kids (20:12) - Laravel New Update (22:40) - 20 Years of HelpSpot (37:27) - Ian's Hiring (43:03) - Aaron's Big Week on Twitter (53:20) - Database School Update Links:Paperless PostFuji X100VIRicoh GR IVLaravel NewIan's hiring!Aaron's tweet"Put Food On My Family"
It's easy to get so laser-focused on programming and tech, that you close yourself off to other avenues of learning.In the latest episode of the No Compromises podcast, Aaron argues that non-tech reading can sharpen your engineering thinking.We discuss balancing breadth without diluting focus, and how to turn casual reading into active learning with quick capture habits.(00:00) - An example from a book on business (03:30) - Don't go too broad (05:15) - Practice active learning (07:15) - Read something different (07:30) - Silly bit You should still read our Laravel books though.
This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John talk about PHPTek 2026, JSTek 2026, the new PHP 8.5 Release Page, the PHP Foundation Blog is getting good, the Year 2038 problem, Craft moves to Laravel, getting interviewed by an AI, and more… Links from the show: I just had a job interview… with […] The post The PHP Podcast 2025.11.06 appeared first on PHP Architect.
Ian and Aaron talk about the first ever Wire:live conference, what's new in Livewire 4, the best book Aaron's ever read, and....oh no. Oh no. Ian decided to `laravel new`. Again.Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Ittybit.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder (01:52) - Wire:live (10:54) - Livewire 4 (27:49) - Poker Day (34:45) - Aaron MC (36:40) - We Musn't Ship (48:54) - Best Book I've Ever Read (57:07) - Update On New Videos (01:10:44) - Advent of SQL (01:14:18) -
In this episode of the Business of Laravel podcast, host Matt Stauffer sits down with Arvid Kahl, founder of Podscan, a platform that transcribes and analyzes podcasts. Arvid shares his journey from developer to entrepreneur, the challenges of marketing as a builder, and how deeply understanding your customers shapes great products. They also dive into the role of AI in development and marketing, and how Arvid began using Laravel. Matt Stauffer TwitterTighten WebsiteArvid on TwitterPodscanThe Boot Strapped FounderThe Boot Strapped Founder PodcastThe Startups for the Rest of Us Podcast The SaaS PlaybookStart Small, Stay SmallHooked: How to Build Habit-Forming ProductsIndistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life-----Editing and transcription sponsored by Tighten.
Laravel expert Joel Clermont joined me on Ditching Hourly to share how he and his co-founder run their successful dev subscription business. Chapters(00:00) - Introduction and Guest Introduction (00:16) - Joel's Background and Business Model Transition (01:54) - Launching the Dev Subscription Model (04:47) - Marketing and Initial Success (07:44) - Client Profiles and Demand (11:19) - Managing Client Expectations and Scope (18:58) - Onboarding and Project Management (21:21) - Handling Messy Projects and Infrastructure (25:06) - Client Capacity and Longevity (26:47) - Exploring Client Sizes and Ideal Fits (28:39) - Balancing Workload and Client Expectations (32:06) - Ensuring Client Satisfaction (34:47) - Managing Work and Time Effectively (43:11) - Challenges and Downsides of Subscription Model (47:54) - Marketing Strategies for Developers (52:52) - Conclusion and Resources Joel's LinksJoel's website » https://nocompromises.io/Joel's books » https://masteringlaravel.io/booksJoel's courses » https://masteringlaravel.io/coursesJoel's community » https://masteringlaravel.io/community ----Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like:Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time?Positioning yourself as the go-to person in your space?Productizing your services so you never have to have another awkward sales call or spend hours writing another custom proposal?Book a one-on-one coaching call with me and get answers to these questions and others in the time it takes to get ready for work in the morning.Best of all, you're covered by my 100% satisfaction guarantee. If at the end of the call, you don't feel like it was worth it, just say the word, and I'll refund your purchase in full.To book your one-on-one coaching call, go to: https://jonathanstark.com/callI hope to see you there!
Multiple times we have encountered the messy reality of rebuilding a decade-old system: stale specs, missing specs, and stakeholders who want "the same… but better." In the latest episode of the No Compromises podcast, we share a lightweight framework for agreeing on an MVP, tagging "post-MVP" ideas, and negotiating trade-offs while still making progress.We walk through practical tactics for parallelizing work and learning as you go.(00:00) - Rebuilding an old system without copying its flaws (02:00) - Two extremes: too many specs or none at all (03:00) - MVP tension: ship value vs. future wishes (04:45) - Define MVP, capture unknowns as post-MVP tickets (05:30) - Build the first slice and learn (07:00) - Code foundations while refining scope (08:30) - Trade-offs as collaboration, not confrontation (09:30) - Takeaway: progress, check-ins, iterate together (10:00) - Silly bit Want to join one of our community dev calls?
Ian and Aaron talk about everything from leasing horses to Aaron's new studio addition to what comes next for Database School and so much more.Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Laravel Forge.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - Low Energy Aaron (02:01) - Downtime & Expensive Horses (19:15) - Aaron's Giant Chalkboard (31:56) - Chalk Guy (49:36) - It's Time To Eat Glass (01:06:39) - The Plan Links:"Low-energy Jeb"Behind the scenes of Aaron's new setuphttp://nyblackboard.comBlackmagic DeckLinktldrawThe DynamoDB Book@fideloper
In this episode of the Business of Laravel podcast, Matt Stauffer welcomes back Ian Landsman to discuss his latest venture, Outro , a tool he's currently building to help podcasters organize and monetize their content. They explore the evolution of podcasting tools, the challenges of market research, and the importance of building with community feedback. Ian shares insights into his development process, how AI fits into his workflow, and the technical decisions shaping Outro's future.Matt Stauffer Twitter Tighten Website OutroArticle on AI Coding ClaimsMostly Technical-----Editing and transcription sponsored by Tighten.
In this special live episode of The PHP Podcast, hosts Eric Van Johnson and John Congdon welcome the legendary Nuno Maduro from the Laravel Core Team — live and in person! This episode is packed with energy, laughs, and deep insights as Nuno shares stories from behind the scenes of Laravel development, the philosophy […] The post The PHP Podcast 2025.10.16 with Nuno Maduro appeared first on PHP Architect.
Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and happenings in the community.Show linksHttp Client Batch Method in Laravel 12.32 Improved HTTP Client URL Parameter Merging in Laravel 12.33 The New Laravel Forge Is Here: With Laravel VPS, Zero-Downtime Deployments, and a Fresh UI Infinite Scroll in Inertia v2.2 Craft is moving to Laravel Laracon AU 2025 schedule published Setup Command Added to Laravel's Composer File Modern Laravel Starter Kits by Ship Fast Labs Who Changed That? Tracking User Modifications in Models with Userstamps Metrics: Simple, Elegant Metric Tracking for Laravel Manage AI Prompts in Your Laravel App with Markdown and Blade Image Manipulation in Laravel With Glide Detect Packages & Approaches in use within a project with Laravel Roster TutorialsLaravel whereValueBetween for Column Range QueriesControlling Factory Relationship Expansion in LaravelLaravel Uri toStringable MethodLaravel Strict Validation for Type CheckingFind Feature Tests Creating Database Records without Refreshing the Database in LaravelQuerying Data in MongoDB With Laravel: From Basics to Advanced TechniquesProfiling Laravel: How to Find Hidden Performance KillersFixing Queries & Adding Indexes: From 400 Queries to 4 - Laravel In Practice EP6
Ian and Aaron are joined this week by Jeffrey Way, creator of Laracasts, to talk about everything from their opinions about JavaScript to the evolution of Laracasts to modeling behavior for your kids and so much more.Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Laravel Forge.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - Optimizing Everything (07:41) - Social Media, Kids, & Modeling Behavior (21:42) - Vision Quest Deep Dive (34:46) - Switch to Subscription? (39:48) - The Evolution of Laracasts (50:03) - Opinions About JavaScript (57:00) - Deciding What To Teach (01:02:59) - Chess (01:07:47) - YouTube & AI's Impact Links:AmaranTanStackRemix3 Ninjas (1992)Suno
Sometimes you have files or other large chunks of data that you need to associate with a record in your database. It might be convenient to just store that as base64-encoded data or HTML in a "longtext" column, but that can eventually cause issues—especially as the table grows. What other options are there?In this episode of Over Engineered, we go back to the show's roots and try to find the absolute best solution to a problem we already have an acceptable solution for.
Ian and Aaron talk about how Outro is shaping up, why we all need a handyman, why Ian is bullish on Sora, what's happening with Aaron's next batch of courses, and more.Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Laravel Forge.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.Links:MLB PostseasonBrickStratecherySoraLivewire BlazeTupleFocus Lab
We join a fair number of projects, and we often help teams bring their project up to our standard. This means bringing a lot of the same small pieces from project to project.In the latest episode of the No Compromises podcast, we rethink our “project standard” repo. Instead of a full Laravel skeleton, we propose a composable library of tool-specific, versioned configs (PHPUnit, Docker, etc.). We walk through the benefits for greenfield and legacy work, open questions about test organization, and how this approach scales as tools evolve.(00:00) - Why we keep our tooling current (00:15) - The “project standard” repo is aging (01:30) - Reference guide vs installable skeleton (02:30) - Supporting old and new stacks (versions, tags) (03:30) - Pivot: organize by tool and version, not app (04:30) - Example plan: folders for PHPUnit 11/12 (and beyond) (05:15) - What belongs where? Tests, traits, and context (10:00) - Docker-first thinking; where Horizon config lives (11:15) - Open questions: PHPUnit vs Pest vs “testing” folder (12:15) - Takeaway: evolve the repo as the tools evolve (12:45) - Silly bit Want help making your project as organized as one of our projects?
Michael and Jake open with retro arcade serendipity (a Mortal Kombat cabinet sighting!) and tumble into family bowling, kid-approved card games, and why tactile gadgets are back in style.Then they pivot hard into dev-mode: shadcn/ui (and shadcn-vue), Inertia, React-ish forms, and the age-old tradeoff between “batteries-included” simplicity and modern real-time UX.Highlights:Mortal Kombat cabinet & mini arcades, gift ideas for Laracon AUDuckpin bowling explainer and family bowling stories (plus UNO, Yahtzee, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza)The “analog is cool again” thread: mechanical keyboards, a Keychron board, and a retro 3D-printed mouse shell for a Logitech M185Dev deep-dive: shadcn docs, Inertia forms, partial reloads vs full refresh, Livewire/Alpine, and real-time updates with Pusher/ReverbShow linksRetroPie / Arcade1UpLaracon AUDuckpin bowlingKeychron keyboard3D-printed retro mouse shell for Logitech M185Taco Cat Goat Cheese PizzaInertia.jsshadcn/uishadcn-vueLivewireAlpine.jsPusherLaravel ReverbAxiosfetch
Ian and Aaron talk about Aaron's recent "Vision Quest", accidentally inventing transcendental meditation, realizing he's addicted to Twitter, and the reaction he got online. Plus Ian went to Philly to play poker & more.Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Laravel Forge.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.Links:BrickTranscendental MeditationAaron's tweet about his vision questIan's Bsky post about ice creamIan's travel pillowThule compression packing cube
Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and happenings in the community.Show linksA New Local Error Page in Laravel 12.29 Infinite Scroll in Inertia v2.2 Laravel MCP Beta is Released Filament v4.1 is here! PrettyPHP is an opinionated code formatter for PHP Meet LaraUtilX: A Utility Toolkit Every Laravel Developer Needs Powerful Debugging for PHP & Laravel with LaraDumps Laravel Starter Kit by Nuno Maduro A Laravel Package to Integrate with Google Gemini Build Terminal UIs in PHP With ANSI Kit TutorialsDebugging and Logging in Laravel ApplicationsIntroduction to MongoDB & Laravel-MongoDB SetupThe Hidden Cost of MySQL Defaults in Laravel AppsLivewire Session Properties for Persistent Component StateLivewire wire:click.prevent for Form HandlingTesting Your Reporting System with Laravel Factories and AssertionsProfiling Laravel: How to Find Hidden Performance KillersLaravel Collection Pluck Method Gains Closure Transformation PowerLaravel Configuration Arrays Made Simpler with Config::collection()Laravel Custom Validation Rules for Enhanced Data Integrity