Laravel is a leading PHP framework renowned for its elegant syntax, powerful features, and developer-friendly tools. Its architecture supports effective PHP web development, helping you build scalable and maintainable applications. At Kinsta, we’re committed to staying ahead of the curve and Continue reading What’s new in Laravel 11
When choosing the right web hosting for your sites, you consider factors like speed, security, pricing, and scalability. Hosting providers try to meet those needs in different ways: with shared hosting, dedicated hosting, virtual private server hosting, and more. In the Continue reading Isolated container technology: Everything you need to know
With code reuse comes the problem of dependency management, historically a rather manual and error-prone process. Fortunately, recent years have seen most programming languages solve this problem by introducing various tools for dependency management. In the PHP ecosystem, Composer become Continue reading How to create your own Composer package
In the past, static websites commonly featured product images and descriptions, prompting customers to order via email or phone. Today, however, customers anticipate a more dynamic experience with robust ecommerce functionalities. This streamlines the purchasing process, encouraging users to complete Continue reading How to integrate a payment gateway and checkout with your static site
In the Python world, many developers love the NoSQL database Redis because of its speed and the availability of a robust assortment of client libraries. In the WordPress world, Redis is often the go-to technology when a persistent object cache Continue reading Power up WordPress with Python and Redis
Logging slow queries is an important part of performance tuning any Rails application. Rails provides a built-in mechanism for logging slow queries called Active Support Notifications. This article will show you how to use Active Support Notifications to log slow Continue reading Logging slow queries with Active Support Notifications
WooCommerce Blocks helps you create custom store pages, showcase your products, and add advanced ecommerce functionality like filtering and searching — all without writing a single line of code. Many blocks ship with WooCommerce by default, but several new ones Continue reading WooCommerce Blocks: Add WooCommerce capabilities to your WordPress site
CSS isn’t just about making sites look pretty anymore. It’s evolved into a tool that brings websites to life with movements and interactions that were once thought to be impossible. So this guide is all about getting you up to Continue reading Mastering advanced CSS techniques: a deep dive into transitions, animations, and transforms
Websites vary in design, purpose, and complexity but are generally static or dynamic. Static sites are pre-rendered and serve the same content to all visitors. Their simple structure means they’re typically easy to manage and have fast loading times. On the Continue reading How to implement forms in static sites
While all of the components of a WordPress website are important, your database is arguably key. This is where practically all of your site’s information is stored and accessed. As such, your WordPress database optimization game has to be perfect. Continue reading How To Master WordPress Database Optimization on Kinsta
Python is one of the most popular development languages. Its simple syntax and low barriers to entry make it a good candidate for novice programmers hoping to make a mark in the software development landscape. A host of frameworks and Continue reading Build and Deploy a Python App in a Jiffy With Flask and Kinsta
A uniform resource locator — or, more commonly, URL — is the address of content on the internet. URLs often feature the address of a web page followed by a long string of seemingly random characters. These can be unsightly and Continue reading Build a Simple URL Shortener With Python
As a web developer, you’re likely familiar with Node.js and WordPress. Node.js is a powerful runtime environment that runs JavaScript outside the browser, and WordPress is the leading content management system (CMS). These platforms might seem worlds apart — Node.js, Continue reading Node.js and WordPress: Building Dynamic APIs for Custom Applications
JavaScript is one of the world’s most popular and widely adopted programming languages. It ͏powers web applications, mobile apps, desktop software, and even embedded devices. Despite its widespread use, it’s not without its challenges. Like all technologies, JavaScript grapples with issues related Continue reading What Is Bun? An All-in-One Runtime Taking on Node.js
Extracting text from images has been a popular problem in software engineering for long. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) has been a pioneer technology used widely to solve this problem. With its ability to transform images containing text into machine-readable data, Continue reading How To Build Your Own OCR API in Python
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Postgres, also known as PostgreSQL, stands as a cornerstone in object-relational database management. With decades of work put into its development, Postgres is a reliable, flexible database that delivers high performance. This hands-on guide explores how to create databases and Continue reading Mastering Postgres: From Database Creation to Administration With Adminer
From ecommerce platforms to Content Management Systems (CMSs), web apps generate and handle enormous amounts of data. Extracting relevant information from this data efficiently is crucial for a seamless user experience. So, traditional search functionality that uses literal, word-for-word query Continue reading Harness the Power of Meilisearch for Your Web App
PostgreSQL, otherwise known as Postgres, is an open-source object-relational database system that enables you to store and scale complex data workloads safely. It uses and extends SQL, the language that enables users to access databases. To manage a Postgres database Continue reading A Hands-On Guide to Listing Databases and Tables in Postgres
In the past few years, adding authentication to your app has gone from something obscure and complicated to something you can literally just use an API for. There’s no shortage of example repos and tutorials for how to implement specific Continue reading Considerations When Setting Up Authentication in Next.js