Chris Kankiewicz
@phlak.dev
👨💻 Passionate PHP developer
🐧 Linux junkie
🖥️ Avid PC gamer
☕ Coffee aficionado
👫 Dedicated husband
👨👧👦 Proud father of two
https://www.chriskankiewicz.com
🐧 Linux junkie
🖥️ Avid PC gamer
☕ Coffee aficionado
👫 Dedicated husband
👨👧👦 Proud father of two
https://www.chriskankiewicz.com
Hey #Laravel people, is this the best way to set default values for Model attributes on object instantiation? Am I missing an obvious alternative solution?
November 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Hey #Laravel people, is this the best way to set default values for Model attributes on object instantiation? Am I missing an obvious alternative solution?
This is one of my favorite helper functions I end up adding to many projects I work on (or some variation of this). It makes extracting bits of text from a larger bit of text simple.
October 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This is one of my favorite helper functions I end up adding to many projects I work on (or some variation of this). It makes extracting bits of text from a larger bit of text simple.
Not sure if I've noticed this before but I smiled when I saw it today.
September 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Not sure if I've noticed this before but I smiled when I saw it today.
MariaDB 11.4 included a change to require SSL and verify certificates by default thus causing the error.
August 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
MariaDB 11.4 included a change to require SSL and verify certificates by default thus causing the error.
Following this thread we see that Debian 13 included an update of MariaDB from 10.11 to 11.8 and ...
August 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Following this thread we see that Debian 13 included an update of MariaDB from 10.11 to 11.8 and ...
After a lot of debugging I realized the 'php:8.4-apache' image was recently updated to be based on Debian 13 Trixie.
August 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
After a lot of debugging I realized the 'php:8.4-apache' image was recently updated to be based on Debian 13 Trixie.
Started getting this "self-signed certificate in certificate chain" error when running "artisan migrate ..." commands within my Docker container today.
August 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Started getting this "self-signed certificate in certificate chain" error when running "artisan migrate ..." commands within my Docker container today.
July 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
OH HELL YEAH! Someone over at Laravel implemented my idea/request!
April 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
OH HELL YEAH! Someone over at Laravel implemented my idea/request!
Hey @taylorotwell.bsky.social, would it be possible to get the docs page outline pinned to the right on larger monitors? I hate having to scroll to the top every time I want to "quickly" navigate to another section.
February 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Hey @taylorotwell.bsky.social, would it be possible to get the docs page outline pinned to the right on larger monitors? I hate having to scroll to the top every time I want to "quickly" navigate to another section.
Continuing on my library modernization kick, v5.0.0 of Twine, the missing string helper library for PHP, has been tagged.
github.com/PHLAK/Twine/...
github.com/PHLAK/Twine/...
December 17, 2024 at 2:28 AM
Continuing on my library modernization kick, v5.0.0 of Twine, the missing string helper library for PHP, has been tagged.
github.com/PHLAK/Twine/...
github.com/PHLAK/Twine/...
December 15, 2024 at 3:28 AM
December 10, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Morning, happy Monday! Here's another PHP library I wrote for working with Semantic Version strings.
github.com/PHLAK/SemVer/
github.com/PHLAK/SemVer/
December 9, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Morning, happy Monday! Here's another PHP library I wrote for working with Semantic Version strings.
github.com/PHLAK/SemVer/
github.com/PHLAK/SemVer/
Just tagged Colorizer v5.0.0 to bring a modernized code base with PHP 8.4 support.
Colorizer is a PHP library for generating deterministic Color objects from strings.
github.com/PHLAK/Colori...
Colorizer is a PHP library for generating deterministic Color objects from strings.
github.com/PHLAK/Colori...
December 7, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Just tagged Colorizer v5.0.0 to bring a modernized code base with PHP 8.4 support.
Colorizer is a PHP library for generating deterministic Color objects from strings.
github.com/PHLAK/Colori...
Colorizer is a PHP library for generating deterministic Color objects from strings.
github.com/PHLAK/Colori...
Ever needed to iterate over files based on glob-like patterns? What about match or filter strings using globs?
Check out Splat, a glob-like file and pattern matching utility for PHP I wrote for a specific need while working on DirectoryLister. v6.0.0 just released!
github.com/PHLAK/Splat
Check out Splat, a glob-like file and pattern matching utility for PHP I wrote for a specific need while working on DirectoryLister. v6.0.0 just released!
github.com/PHLAK/Splat
December 6, 2024 at 3:17 AM
Ever needed to iterate over files based on glob-like patterns? What about match or filter strings using globs?
Check out Splat, a glob-like file and pattern matching utility for PHP I wrote for a specific need while working on DirectoryLister. v6.0.0 just released!
github.com/PHLAK/Splat
Check out Splat, a glob-like file and pattern matching utility for PHP I wrote for a specific need while working on DirectoryLister. v6.0.0 just released!
github.com/PHLAK/Splat
This is my favorite software related quote so I created a custom image, printed and framed it and hung it next to my desk.
Pay no attention to the janky cable management.
Pay no attention to the janky cable management.
December 4, 2024 at 10:50 PM
This is my favorite software related quote so I created a custom image, printed and framed it and hung it next to my desk.
Pay no attention to the janky cable management.
Pay no attention to the janky cable management.
Also eggnog and bourbon. 🥃
November 24, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Also eggnog and bourbon. 🥃
My first night home alone in as long as I can remember so decided to repaste my #Framework13 laptop and watch The Beanie Bubble. 😅
November 24, 2024 at 1:11 AM
My first night home alone in as long as I can remember so decided to repaste my #Framework13 laptop and watch The Beanie Bubble. 😅