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Adding a helpers file in Laravel 5

This blog post was originally published a little while ago. Please consider that it may no longer be relevant or even accurate.

I still like to use a helpers.php in my Laravel 5 projects, just to throw some simple functions in there that I can use around the place. Luckily, it's just as simple to set this up through Composer. First, update your composer.json file,a round the autoload key.

"autoload": {
"classmap": [
"database
],
"psr-4": {
"App\\": "app/"
},
"files": [
"app/Support/helpers.php"
]
}

Then, just create a PHP file at app/Support/helpers.php. I create and use a Support directory in my app, sort of to march the convention used my the framework. You're free to place it wherever you like, even just app/helpers.php if that's what floats your boat.

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