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.
#1 Environment File Reserved Keywords
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/configuration#environment-configuration
#2 Configuration Value Type Casting
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/configuration#accessing-configuration-values
#3 Multi-Server Maintenance Mode
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/configuration#maintenance-mode-on-multiple-servers
#4 Service Container BindIf Method
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/container#binding-basics
#5 MakeWith Dependency Resolution
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/container#the-make-method
#6 Route Parameter Constraint Helpers
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/routing#parameters-regular-expression-constraints
#7 Request Input Type Casting
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/requests#retrieving-stringable-input-values
#8 Collection View Rendering with Each Method
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/blade#rendering-views-for-collections
#9 Blade Component Data Short Syntax
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/blade#short-attribute-syntax
#10 Laravel Pennant Logging Features
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/pennant
#11 Artisan Command Option Shortcuts
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/artisan#option-shortcuts
#12 Array Support for Artisan Commands
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/artisan#input-arrays
#13 PromptsForMissingInput in Artisan Commands
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/artisan#prompting-for-missing-input
#14 Laravel Prompts Autocomplete
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/artisan#auto-completion
#15 Flexible Caching System
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/cache#swr
#16 Basic Authentication Middleware
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/authentication#http-basic-authentication
#17 Artisan DB Command
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/database#connecting-to-the-database-cli
#18 Custom Pivot Table Names in Eloquent
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/eloquent-relationships#customizing-the-pivot-attribute-name
#19 Dynamic Eloquent Relationships
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/eloquent-relationships#dynamic-relationships
#20 Laravel Dusk
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/dusk
#21 Database Assertions
➡️ https://laravel.com/docs/11.x/database-testing#available-assertions
0:00 Introduction
1:31 Environment File Reserved Keywords
1:57 Configuration Value Type Casting
2:32 Multi-Server Maintenance Mode
3:51 Service Container BindIf Method
4:52 MakeWith Dependency Resolution
5:48 Route Parameter Constraint Helpers
6:51 Request Input Type Casting
7:50 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