Benjamin Crozat

This profile lists Benjamin Crozat's published articles and approved links on Benjamin Crozat's blog, a site covering web development news, techniques, and tools. Sponsored articles are labeled clearly on the article page.

Hi! I’m from the South of France and I’ve been a self-taught web developer since 2006. When I started learning PHP and JavaScript, PHP 4 was still widely used, Internet Explorer 6 ruled the world, and we used DHTML to add falling snow on websites.

Being able to educate myself for free on the web changed my life for the better. Giving back to the community was a natural direction in my career and I truly enjoy it.

Therefore, I decided to take action:

I launched this blog in September 2022 with the goal to be in everyone’s Google search. At some point, I got more than 100,000 visitors per month.
All the content I write is free thanks to quality advertisers.
I also started growing my X (formerly Twitter) account at the same time, which has now over 7,000 followers.
I launched multiple failed SaaS products from 2023 to 2024.
In 2025, I launched a startup called Vite Clinic. Its mission: help premium clinics in Switzerland reduce lost calls, book more appointments, and increase revenue.

Believe me, I’m just getting started!

Articles by Benjamin Crozat

PHP

How to get array length in PHP with count()

Get array length in PHP with count(), know when sizeof() or COUNT_RECURSIVE helps, and avoid the Countable and TypeError edge cases.

Mar 18, 2026

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5 mins
PHP

Methods with the same name as their class will not be constructors in a future version of PHP

Learn why and how to fix “Methods with the same name as their class will not be constructors in a future version of PHP” warnings.

Nov 23, 2022

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2 mins
PHP

Fix "using $this when not in object context" now

Learn why the “Using $this when not in object context” error happens, and let me show you the only way to fix.

Jul 9, 2025

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3 mins
Laravel PHP

Fix "Invalid argument supplied for foreach" in PHP & Laravel

Learn why the “Invalid argument supplied for foreach()” warning happens, and let me show you multiple ways to fix it.

Nov 23, 2022

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2 mins
Laravel PHP

PHP print array: print_r(), var_dump(), and Laravel helpers

Print an array in PHP with print_r(), var_dump(), var_export(), or json_encode(), then see when Laravel dump() and dd() are the better fit.

Mar 19, 2026

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4 mins
PHP

The best PHP blogs to read in 2025

To keep getting better with PHP, you should subscribe to as many quality blogs as possible. In this article, I share the ones I often read myself.

Jun 29, 2025

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4 mins
Laravel

Laravel 10: features, support status, and upgrade advice

Laravel 10 shipped on February 14, 2023. Here is what changed, when support ended, and whether it still makes sense as a late upgrade step.

Mar 13, 2026

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6 mins
Laravel

Laravel migrations: commands, examples, and rollback basics

Learn Laravel migrations with practical examples for make:migration, migrate, migrate:fresh, schema:dump, rollback, and the up() and down() methods.

Mar 20, 2026

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6 mins
Laravel

Laravel clear cache: the commands that matter

Use the right Laravel clear cache command for config, routes, views, events, schedules, or everything at once with optimize:clear.

Mar 14, 2026

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4 mins
Laravel

Check Laravel version: the quickest commands

Check your Laravel version with php artisan –version, php artisan about, Composer, composer.lock, or app()->version(), depending on what access you have.

Mar 14, 2026

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4 mins

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