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20 Laravel Features I Never Knew About

Even after years of working with Laravel, I thought I knew it all... until I didn't! I decided to read through the ENTIRE Laravel documentation, and wow - I'm honestly amazed at what I discovered.

In this video, I'm sharing 20 features that caught me completely off guard (and I make Laravel videos for a living! 😅). These aren't just basic tips - these are genuine "how did I not know this?" moments that made me appreciate Laravel even more.


00:00 - Introduction

01:31 - Environment File Reserved Keywords

01:57 - Configuration Value Type Casting

02:32 - Multi-Server Maintenance Mode

03:51 - Service Container BindIf Method

04:52 - MakeWith Dependency Resolution

05:48 - Route Parameter Constraint Helpers

06:51 - Request Input Type Casting

07:50 - Collection View Rendering with Each Method

10:18 - Blade Component Data Short Syntax

11:34 - Laravel Pennant Logging Features

12:23 - Artisan Command Option Shortcuts

12:46 - Array Support for Artisan Commands

13:11 - PromptsForMissingInput in Artisan Commands

16:13 - Laravel Prompts Autocomplete

19:30 - Flexible Caching System

23:18 - Basic Authentication Middleware

26:01 - Artisan DB Command

27:04 - Custom Pivot Table Names in Eloquent

29:32 - Dynamic Eloquent Relationships

32:51 - Laravel Dusk

33:24 - Database Assertions



Laravel
by taylor otwell