Benjamin Crozat's blog posts

Start using GPT‑5 through OpenAI's API, today

Access and use GPT‑4.1's API. 5 minutes, tops.

npm ci vs. npm install or reliability vs. speed

An early look at Laravel 13's features and changes

A peek at PHP 8.5's features and changes

Flexible caching in Laravel made super easy

Demystifying Artisan: Laravel's magical command tool

A Guide to architecture testing presets in Pest 3

What's new in Pest 3 and how to upgrade

How to use GPT-4o mini's API for cheap, step by step

How to Format Text Columns in Filament

How to Create a Stats Widget in Filament

How to access and use GPT-4o's API, step by step

Laravel 11: an easy and step by step upgrade guide

Laravel 12: an early look and release date

The best Laravel 12-ready books you should read in 2025

Disable "packages are looking for funding" (npm fund message)

How to customize middleware in Laravel 11+

How to publish API and broadcasting routes in Laravel 11

How to publish config files in Laravel 11

The best GDPR-compliant Google Analytics alternatives (2024)

Handle clicks from your users using jQuery

Get started with jQuery in 5 minutes

How and when to use jQuery's $(document).ready() method

Understanding jQuery's .each() method

The best PHP packages to use in 2025

Validation in Laravel made easy

The best Laravel developers to hire in 2024

The 6 best PHP cloud hosting providers for 2024

Is PHP dead? Usage and market share for September 2024

Secure your REST API in 5 minutes with Laravel Sanctum

How to install Laravel on macOS

Prevent a Livewire component from re-rendering

How to force re-render a Livewire v3 component

The 6 best Laravel cloud hosting providers for 2024

The best custom cards for Laravel Pulse in 2024

Disable hover styles on mobile with Tailwind CSS

Fix "1305 SAVEPOINT trans2 does not exist" in Laravel

Understanding Laravel's fake() helper

Easy data integrity with array validation in Laravel

Master Laravel's maintenance mode

The ultimate guide to Laravel's new Number helper

Is HTML a programming language?

PHP 8.3's Override attribute in a nutshell

Core web vitals aren't that important for Google

Laravel Pulse: monitor your apps for free

Efficient data filtering with whereIn() in Laravel

The laravel/ui package: my 2025 guide

Bring order back to your PHP arrays using array_values()

Understanding array_filter() in PHP