If you want to replace DB auto-increment IDs with something more sophisticated, one of the solutions is UUID. In this article, I will show you how UUID columns work in Laravel, and what are the options and tools to use them.
File uploads are one of the essential things in web apps these days. But secure download of these files is sometimes even more important. So how to store files securely so people wouldn't have access to them or guess their URLs or IDs of their records? Here's a small demo tutorial.