https://dineshstack.com Laravel, Next.js, PHP 8.4 & modern web development — by Dinesh Wijethunga en-us hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:36:27 GMT https://dineshstack.com/og-image.png https://dineshstack.com https://dineshstack.com/blog/sending-ios-push-notifications-with-apns-http2-in-laravel-part-3-of-4 https://dineshstack.com/blog/sending-ios-push-notifications-with-apns-http2-in-laravel-part-3-of-4 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:15:03 GMT hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/sending-android-push-notifications-with-fcm-http-v1-in-laravel-part-2-of-4 https://dineshstack.com/blog/sending-android-push-notifications-with-fcm-http-v1-in-laravel-part-2-of-4 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:13:04 GMT hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/push-notifications-in-laravel-storing-device-tokens-for-ios-and-android https://dineshstack.com/blog/push-notifications-in-laravel-storing-device-tokens-for-ios-and-android Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:35:04 GMT Before you can push a single notification to a phone, you need somewhere to store the token that identifies it. iOS and Android use completely different services — APNs and FCM — and each token has a lifecycle: it can expire, rotate, or become invalid. This post covers the database design, the registration endpoint, and the upsert strategy that keeps your token table clean. hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/i-want-to-build-an-app-like-uber-where-do-i-start-as-a-laravel-developer-1 https://dineshstack.com/blog/i-want-to-build-an-app-like-uber-where-do-i-start-as-a-laravel-developer-1 Tue, 26 May 2026 14:30:03 GMT Every developer eventually asks: "could I build a ride-booking app?" The honest answer is yes — but without the right structure, you'll spend 6 months just on setup before writing a single feature. This is the exact stack and architecture you need, explained simply. Laravel hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/surge-pricing-in-laravel-demand-based-multipliers-with-multi-layer-caching-and-kafka-events-1 https://dineshstack.com/blog/surge-pricing-in-laravel-demand-based-multipliers-with-multi-layer-caching-and-kafka-events-1 Sat, 23 May 2026 13:30:04 GMT Surge pricing is a hot path — every fare estimate hits it. A 3-layer cache (request memory, Redis, DB) keeps the multiplier resolution under 1ms for repeated calls. Demand signals from Node.js microservices trigger automatic rules. Admins can override with manual surge events. Here's the full architecture. hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/postgis-spatial-queries-in-laravel-how-we-resolve-booking-zones-at-scale-1 https://dineshstack.com/blog/postgis-spatial-queries-in-laravel-how-we-resolve-booking-zones-at-scale-1 Wed, 20 May 2026 14:08:03 GMT When a customer requests a ride, we need to know which service zone covers their pickup point — in under 50ms, for thousands of concurrent requests. PostGIS ST_Contains with a spatial index handles the geometry. A three-layer cache (request, Redis, DB) keeps it fast. Here's the complete implementation. Laravel hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/multi-tenant-rbac-in-laravel-team-scoped-permissions-with-spatie-and-teamwork-1 https://dineshstack.com/blog/multi-tenant-rbac-in-laravel-team-scoped-permissions-with-spatie-and-teamwork-1 Sun, 17 May 2026 04:20:04 GMT A sys_admin should see everything. An agency subadmin should only see their agency's drivers. A fleet driver shouldn't manage vehicles at all. Implementing team-scoped RBAC with spatie/laravel-permission and mpociot/teamwork means permissions are checked against both role and team simultaneously — here's how it works. hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/telr-payment-integration-laravel-backend-flutter-mobile-app https://dineshstack.com/blog/telr-payment-integration-laravel-backend-flutter-mobile-app Sat, 16 May 2026 16:33:29 GMT A Developer's Deep Dive into Card Tokenization, Hosted Checkout, and Wallet Top-ups Laravel hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/building-a-laravel-modular-monolith-why-nwidartlaravel-modules-changed-how-i-ship-features-1 https://dineshstack.com/blog/building-a-laravel-modular-monolith-why-nwidartlaravel-modules-changed-how-i-ship-features-1 Mon, 11 May 2026 08:53:23 GMT A single routes/web.php that imports from 15 different feature domains is a maintenance nightmare. Here's how I restructured a ride-booking platform into self-contained modules — and why it made onboarding, testing, and deploys dramatically simpler. Laravel hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/why-i-prefix-every-api-route-with-its-module-name-in-laravel-and-the-standards-that-make-it-work https://dineshstack.com/blog/why-i-prefix-every-api-route-with-its-module-name-in-laravel-and-the-standards-that-make-it-work Sat, 02 May 2026 12:31:17 GMT Most Laravel tutorials show api/admin/zones and call it a day. In a modular monolith, that's a trap. Here's why I moved to api/v1/admin/booking-config/zones, how I structured every module to own its routes, and the naming rules that keep the whole team aligned — including beginner developers. hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/why-we-built-dineshstack-ride-hailing-choosing-a-modular-laravel-node-microservice-architecture https://dineshstack.com/blog/why-we-built-dineshstack-ride-hailing-choosing-a-modular-laravel-node-microservice-architecture Fri, 01 May 2026 12:35:35 GMT How we designed a ride-booking platform that handles transactional integrity, real-time communication, and geospatial dispatch — without drowning in complexity from day one. Laravel hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/integrating-better-stack-logging-into-a-dockerized-nodejs-microservice-stack https://dineshstack.com/blog/integrating-better-stack-logging-into-a-dockerized-nodejs-microservice-stack Fri, 01 May 2026 11:24:44 GMT A real-world walkthrough of connecting Winston logs, Prometheus metrics, and three Node.js microservices to Better Stack — including every wall we hit and how we climbed over it. DevOps hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/php-84-property-hooks-the-feature-that-changes-everything https://dineshstack.com/blog/php-84-property-hooks-the-feature-that-changes-everything Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:37:13 GMT PHP 8.4 ships property hooks — a language-level feature that lets you intercept property reads and writes without boilerplate. Here's why it matters and how to use it today. PHP hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/laravel-13-jsonapi-support-ai-sdk-php-attribute-syntax https://dineshstack.com/blog/laravel-13-jsonapi-support-ai-sdk-php-attribute-syntax Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:37:13 GMT Laravel 13 landed on March 17, 2026 with zero breaking changes. Here's what's actually new: native JSON:API support, a stable AI SDK, and expanded PHP attribute support. Laravel hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/build-a-rest-api-with-laravel-13-and-sanctum-in-30-minutes https://dineshstack.com/blog/build-a-rest-api-with-laravel-13-and-sanctum-in-30-minutes Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:37:13 GMT From composer create-project to a fully authenticated REST API with token-based auth, resource transformers, and proper error handling. Laravel hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/tanstack-query-v5-why-i-replaced-swr-in-all-my-projects https://dineshstack.com/blog/tanstack-query-v5-why-i-replaced-swr-in-all-my-projects Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:37:13 GMT After using SWR for two years, I switched every project to TanStack Query v5. Here's the real-world differences that made the decision easy. React hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/tailwind-css-42-webpack-plugin-new-colors-logical-properties https://dineshstack.com/blog/tailwind-css-42-webpack-plugin-new-colors-logical-properties Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:37:13 GMT Tailwind 4.2 ships a Webpack plugin, four new palettes (mauve, olive, mist, taupe), logical property utilities, and 3.8× faster recompilation. Next.js hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/nextjs-16-app-router-server-components-vs-client-components-explained https://dineshstack.com/blog/nextjs-16-app-router-server-components-vs-client-components-explained Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:37:13 GMT The mental model most developers miss: when to use Server Components, when to reach for "use client", and how to avoid the common pitfalls. Next.js hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/how-i-built-orion360-architecture-tech-stack-lessons-learned https://dineshstack.com/blog/how-i-built-orion360-architecture-tech-stack-lessons-learned Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:37:13 GMT A transparent look at how Orion360 was built — from the initial architecture decisions to the scaling challenges we hit at 1,000 subscribers. SaaS hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/mysql-query-optimisation-the-techniques-i-use-daily https://dineshstack.com/blog/mysql-query-optimisation-the-techniques-i-use-daily Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:37:13 GMT After years of debugging slow queries in production, these are the indexing strategies, query patterns, and EXPLAIN tricks I reach for every time. Database hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/laravel-queues-deep-dive-jobs-batches-chains-failed-jobs https://dineshstack.com/blog/laravel-queues-deep-dive-jobs-batches-chains-failed-jobs Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:37:13 GMT Everything you need to know about Laravel queues: dispatching jobs, chaining, batching, handling failures, and monitoring with Horizon. Laravel hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/typescript-generics-for-laravel-developers-a-practical-guide https://dineshstack.com/blog/typescript-generics-for-laravel-developers-a-practical-guide Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:37:13 GMT If PHP generics (via PHPDoc) make sense to you but TypeScript generics still feel foreign — this guide bridges the two. TypeScript hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/deploy-laravel-to-a-vps-with-laravel-forge-complete-walkthrough https://dineshstack.com/blog/deploy-laravel-to-a-vps-with-laravel-forge-complete-walkthrough Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:37:13 GMT Step-by-step: provision a server, set up Nginx, configure SSL, connect your GitHub repo, and deploy with zero-downtime using Envoyer. DevOps hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga) https://dineshstack.com/blog/migrating-a-legacy-php-app-to-laravel-13-what-we-found https://dineshstack.com/blog/migrating-a-legacy-php-app-to-laravel-13-what-we-found Sat, 14 Mar 2026 21:37:13 GMT We took a 7-year-old custom PHP application and migrated it to Laravel 13 over 6 weeks. Here's what broke, what surprised us, and the approach that worked. Laravel hello@dineshstack.com (Dinesh Wijethunga)