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Make use of helpers function and remember to make add_debug true on production #153

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make good use of helper function provided in Illuminate/Support
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remeber to set app debug to true in production
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### **Use helper functions provided in Illuminate/Support**

There are numerous helper functions provided in Illuminate/Support, this can be used anywhere in the application, instead of trying to invent the wheel by writing your own PHP helpers, which is unsafe and can be challenging.

Bad:
```php
public function uniqueId()
{
$str_result = '23456789ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghjklmnpqrstuvwxyz';

$id = substr(str_shuffle($str_result), 0, 24);
}

Good
public function uniqueId()
{
....
$id = Str::random(24);
....
}
```

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### **Store dates in the standard format. Use accessors and mutators to modify date format**

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Expand Down Expand Up @@ -662,4 +686,6 @@ Use modern PHP syntax where possible, but don't forget about readability.

Avoid using View Composers and similar tools unless you really know what you're doing. In most cases, there is a better way to solve the problem.

After you have done all you can to secure the application. One final reminder is to make sure you don't forget to set APP_DEBUG=TRUE in the .env file. If you leave the debug mode enabled, hackers will be able to access some private parts of your code as well as configuration information and third-party login credentials.

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