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Florent Destremau ·

Generating random survey ratings in PHP.

At Windoo, we make a SaaS for HR people, with surveys, pulse questions and such… When we try to generate fixtures, or even demo accounts, it’s important to have realistic data. For...
Swag Industries ·

Debunking btrfs

A few weeks ago I listened to one of the Linux Unplugged podcasts about btrfs. It was a reminder that btrfs is great. I have been using btrfs for a few months now, so here is my comment.For...
The Strangebuzz PHP/Symfony blog ·

Adding a custom data collector in the Symfony debug bar

In this post, we will see how to add a custom data collector in the Symfony debug bar. The debug bar, also called profiler, is one of the most useful components as it is of great help...
The Strangebuzz PHP/Symfony blog ·

Step by step debugging with Xdebug, Symfony and PHPStorm

In this post, we will see how to do step by step debugging with Xdebug, Symfony and PHPStorm. We will do a basic example where we will stop the execution of the Symfony code just before...
The Strangebuzz PHP/Symfony blog ·

Introducing CW: a cache watcher for Symfony

In this post, I will introduce you to Cw which is an acronym for "Cache Watcher". Cw is a small Go (Golang) program that watches your Symfony files and warms your cache when...
The Strangebuzz PHP/Symfony blog ·

On using the good old Symfony BaseController

In this post, we will see how to use the Symfony AbstractController that was introduced in Symfony 3.3/4.1. We will review what we used to do before and the evolutions that were done...
The Strangebuzz PHP/Symfony blog ·

What are your Symfony best practices?

In this post, we will check all the Symfony best practices listed in the official documentation. For each one, I will say if I agree with it or not and why.
The Strangebuzz PHP/Symfony blog ·

Implementing a honeypot in a Symfony form

In this post, we will see how to implement a simple honeypot in a Symfony form to avoid spam. We will try it on a newsletter form with a unique email field. We'll also log what...
The Strangebuzz PHP/Symfony blog ·

On hiding the main Symfony front controller

In this post, we will see how to hide the front controller's file name of a Symfony application so it can't be accessed when typing it: "index.php". The less the...
The Strangebuzz PHP/Symfony blog ·

Implement a "Read in your language" link with Symfony

In this post, we will see how to implement a "Read in your language" link in your pages. The goal will be to detect the user browser preferred language and show him a link...
The Strangebuzz PHP/Symfony blog ·

Send Symfony application logs to Slack with Monolog

In this post, we will see how to send logs to Slack. Typical usage is, of course, to send critical errors to be warned in real-time and be able to fix the issues quickly. But we can...
The Strangebuzz PHP/Symfony blog ·

The Symfony Request class interactive cheatsheet

In this post, we will review one of the most used and useful service (in fact it's a value object) provided by Symfony which is the Request service Is is part of the HttpFoundation...

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