Symfony is steadily evolving into a modern AI-enabled framework—and one of its most exciting experimental additions is the symfony/ai-store component. This new package lays the foundation for semantic search, context injection, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) workflows directly inside PHP applications. What Is Symfony AI Store? The AI Store component is a low-level abstraction for managing vector stores. In simpler terms, it helps store documents as embeddings (numerical vectors) and retrieve them later using similarity search. This is crucial in RAG scenarios, where an AI agent dynamically pulls relevant facts from a custom knowledge base before answering user queries. This component […]
Development / PHP / Server
Rückblick: Symfony PHP Meetup Basel – 12. April
Gestern war ich beim Symfony PHP Meetup in Basel.. 1️⃣ hurl – ein leichtes Testing-Tool in Rust, für einfache API-Tests. 2️⃣ Ein Plugin zur Absicherung von JSON-Requests – mi einem Symfony-Plugin zur Absicherung eingehender JSON-Requests. Besonders interessant war: Die Flow-Erklärung, Der Einsatz von Compiler Passes, Und warum das Event nicht auf der Request-Ebene, sondern auf der Controller-Ebene ausgelöst wird – eine bewusste Designentscheidung für bessere Kontrolle und Trennung. 3️⃣ Symfony Clock Component – mit einem kleinen Live-Demo. Sie eignet sich ideal für testbare zeitbasierte Logik und wurde als internes Werkzeug für künftige Entwicklungen empfohlen. Danke an alle Speaker & PHP […]
Development / Linux / PHP / WSL 2
Resolving Laravel SQLite Locked Error in PhpStorm with WSL2
When working with SQLite databases stored in WSL2 and accessing them via PhpStorm, you might encounter the following error: Error encountered when performing Introspect schema main: [SQLITE_BUSY] The database file is locked (database is locked) This issue arises due to SQLite’s file locking mechanisms, which are not fully compatible with WSL2’s file system when accessed through tools like PhpStorm. Problem When you drag and drop an SQLite file from the WSL2 folder into PhpStorm’s Database tab, PhpStorm generates a default connection URL like this: This URL does not include parameters to prevent locking issues. As a result, SQLite encounters file […]
AI / Development / PHP
New Chameleon AI Model: Chameleon-Code_Explation_Gemma29b-v2
I am excited to introduce my new Chameleon AI model – Chameleon-Code_Explation_Gemma29b-v2! This model has been specifically developed to understand and explain the classes of the Chameleon CMS system and is optimized for efficient inference using 4-bit quantization. This makes the use of the model even more resource-efficient and faster. What is the Chameleon-Code_Explation_Gemma29b-v2 Model? Chameleon-Code_Explation_Gemma29b-v2 is a fine-tuned version of the Unsloth Gemma model and is based on a transformer-based language model. It has been trained to explain the structure and components of the Chameleon CMS system. The Chameleon CMS is a combination of shop software and content management […]
Development / PHP / WordPress
How to Fix WooCommerce and Polylang Integration for Multilingual Shops
If you’re using WooCommerce and Polylang together to create a multilingual eCommerce store on WordPress, you might have encountered issues with translated WooCommerce pages, such as: These issues occur because WooCommerce doesn’t natively support Polylang’s translation functionality out of the box. But don’t worry! Below, I’ll show you how to fix this using a simple piece of code that ensures WooCommerce can find the correct translated pages for each language. The Fix: Ensuring WooCommerce Finds Translated Pages with Polylang By applying the following code, we ensure WooCommerce works smoothly with Polylang. This code checks whether both WooCommerce and Polylang are […]