AWS SNS: Sending a SMS Message using the AWS PHP SDK

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Amazon makes it really easy to send SMS messages worldwide using their SNS or Simple Notification Service. This tutorial shows you how you can send a SMS in less than 10 lines of code. This particular example uses composer to install the AWS SDK.

Amazon Web Services, PHP, SMS, Tutorial

Laravel 5.x: Custom Password Reset Validation

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Having a strong password policy for your application is a important security requirement for any application. This tutorial shows you how you can apply this to Larvel’s PasswordController, which handles password resets.

Input Sanitization, Laravel 5, Laravel 5.2, PHP, Security

Laravel 5.2: More SSH / SFTP Commands

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I recently found that the SSH library from LaravelCollective uses was quite limited in what it allowed. However, by accessing the underlying libraries, you can extend the functionality available to interact further with SSH / SFTP servers.

Laravel 5, PHP, SFTP, SSH

Laravel 5.2: Trim All Input using Middleware

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Laravel 5.2 is already good at sanitizing input data received from GET and POST data, but it doesn’t remove excessive spacing at the beginning or end of the data. Luckily, this is easy to achieve using Custom Middleware.

Input Sanitization, Laravel 5, Laravel 5.2, PHP

Laravel 5.2: Running SSH / SFTP Commands In Your Scripts

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Recently, I had to create a Laravel Artisan script that would log into a SFTP server, check if a certain file exists, and then upload / override the file. To achieve this, I used the SSH library from LaravelCollective. This tutorial covers how to log into a remote server using SSH / SFTP and upload or download files.

Laravel 5, PHP, SFTP, SSH

Creating / Editing a PDF Using PHP

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In a recent project, I was asked to create a dynamically generated PDF with the user’s information. In my research, I found that using FPDF was the best the best way to achieve the client’s requirements. Here is a quick tutorial on how you can use a existing PDF with dynamic content using only PHP.

Composer, PDF, PHP, Tutorial

Laravel 5.x: Custom Validation Rules

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This tutorial shows you how to extend Laravel 5.x to include custom validation rules. In this case, how to check if a field matches the current user’s stored password, when the user wants to change their password.

Laravel 5, PHP, Tutorial

Laravel 5.x: Redirect CSRF Errors to Previous Page

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I have always found it frustrating that failing the CSRF check in Laravel 5.x throws an exception. I would rather prefer it redirect the user back to the previous page, and get them to try again. So, I modified the VerifyCsrfToken.php middleware to do just that.

CSRF, Laravel 5, PHP, Tutorial

Create Public / Privacy Encryption Keys and Encrypt / Decrypt Data using PHP

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In a recent project, I’ve been using public/private key encryption to transmit data from a mobile application to an API, keeping sensitive information secure as a result. This tutorial explains how you can create your own keys, and then use them to encrypt or decrypt data using PHP and OpenSSL.

Encryption, PHP, Public / Private Keys, Security, Tutorial

Facebook API: Using the Facebook PHP SDK v4.1.x

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As version v4.1 of the Facebook PHP SDK nears release (at time of writing), I though this would be a good time to explain how the new version works. Migrating your application from v4.0.x to v4.1.x will break your application.