Tag: Laravel

Oct 4, 2026 ·

Asif Mughal · 91

Laravel Version Support Schedule Going Into 2027: Which to Run

Laravel 11 has had no security fixes since March 2026, and Laravel 12 loses its last security patches on February 24, 2027. Here's the full official Laravel support schedule going into 2027, and which version to actually target now.

Sep 25, 2026 ·

Asif Mughal · 189

PHP End of Life Schedule Going Into 2027: Which Version to Actually Run

PHP 8.2 reaches end of life December 31, 2026, the same day PHP 8.4 quietly loses active support. Here's the full official PHP schedule going into 2027, and which version to actually target for a new or existing project.

Sep 18, 2026 ·

Asif Mughal · 95

Specified Key Was Too Long: The Real Fix, Not the One-Liner Everyone Copies

The usual fix for this Laravel migration error caps every unspecified string column at 191 characters, not just the one that failed. Here is a targeted fix instead, and whether this error still shows up on modern MySQL 8.

Sep 17, 2026 ·

Asif Mughal · 108

Laravel Cloud vs a VPS: When Managed Laravel Hosting Is Actually Worth It

Laravel Cloud added a genuinely usage-based, hibernation-enabled entry plan, changing the math against a plain VPS for a small project. Here is what you get for the extra cost, the real cold-start tradeoff, and when a VPS still wins.

Sep 17, 2026 ·

Asif Mughal · 122

PHP Supply Chain Attacks Are Rising. Here Is What Composer Actually Catches

Composer added real malware protection this year through composer audit and Packagist's new scanning, but a recent attack hid malicious code in package.json instead. Here is what these tools actually catch, and the dependency file most PHP security reviews skip.

Aug 30, 2026 ·

Asif Mughal · 92

SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Connection Refused in Laravel and Docker

This error means your Laravel app could not reach the database at all. It is almost always one of two causes: a wrong DB_HOST, or your app starting before MySQL is actually ready inside Docker. Here is how to tell which one you have, and the real fix for each.

Aug 30, 2026 ·

Asif Mughal · 62

Why Upgrading to Laravel 13 Might Silently Log Out All Your Users

Upgrading to Laravel 13 can quietly log out every user on your app at once, and it won't throw a single error. Here's why, and how to check if you're exposed before you deploy.

Aug 29, 2026 ·

Asif Mughal · 153

ERROR 1040 (HY000): Too Many Connections

This error means MySQL has run out of connection slots. Here is the quick fix, the permanent fix, and the RAM math you should do first if you run MySQL on a small VPS, before you just raise the number.

Aug 28, 2026 ·

Asif Mughal · 132

Is Laravel Octane Worth It on a Budget VPS? The RAM Math for a Solo Project

Octane's speed gain is real, but on a small VPS the cost isn't a benchmark footnote — it's a standing RAM commitment plus a new bug class to manage. Here's the actual worker-memory math for deciding whether Octane is worth it for a solo project, versus staying on PHP-FPM.

Aug 25, 2026 ·

Asif Mughal · 123

Laravel Queue Worker Keeps Stopping on Your VPS? Here's the Permanent Fix

Your Laravel queue worker isn't actually broken — it was never told to survive an SSH disconnect. Here's why nohup falls short and how to keep it running permanently with Supervisor.

Aug 21, 2026 ·

Asif Mughal · 191

How Much Does It Cost to Run a Small Website or SaaS in the Cloud? (2026 Breakdown)

Real 2026 pricing for running a personal project, a small WordPress site, a Laravel/PHP SaaS, and a small business site in the cloud — VPS, storage, backups, domain, email, and monitoring costs, broken down honestly.