Tips for new php developer

In a way it depends on what type applications you are going to do. I only do business type, but I have had experience in bookkeeping, A/R, A/P, etc which helps.

So whatever you do, learn other related things also.

An example, you don't pull up a past invoice from current related data. Prices change over time, so things like that needs to be "hard: stored.

Don't get overwhelmed by the number of things you don't know. There is a lot. Thankfully there are a lot of good samaritans out there either creating content or helping on your issues directly. Never Stop Learning.

There are many things you can learn, but there's one thing you can never learn enough of: security. You can assume that your servers will be attacked constantly when they go live.

Here's some basic advice:

• Security is not a feature you can add later. You have to design everything to be secure from the ground up.
• Learn about the most common attack methods (SQL injection, CSRF, etc.) and how to safeguard against them.
• Never trust user input: always assume that whatever comes from the client can be maliciously crafted.
• Don't try to implement security tools yourself. Use those provided by the framework.
• Avoid storing sensitive user information whenever possible. If you have to do logins yourself (and can't use something like OAuth 2.0), never store user passwords! Only store salted hashes of passwords.
• Subscribe to some newsletter about new security vulnerabilities and read it regularly. When a vulnerability is discovered in one of the technologies you're using, update your software as soon as possible.

Thanks for the advice :D

@rpresa94 A bit outdated. Something may need to tweak but still helpful-

https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/tips/new-to-laravel-6