# Questions

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## [About the Questions category](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/about-the-questions-category/20)

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**Author:** [@matthew](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/matthew)\
**Replies:** 0

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Ask questions about Laminas Components and MVC, Mezzio (formerly Expressive), or Laminas API Tools (formerly Apigility). Use the following more specific categories for your questions: Laminas Components and MVC Mezzio …

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## [HELP WANTEND: Collect ideas for CLI commands](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/help-wantend-collect-ideas-for-cli-commands/2643)

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**Author:** [@froschdesign](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/froschdesign)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/help-wantend-collect-ideas-for-cli-commands/2643 "2026-10-04T04:04:23Z")

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Your help is needed! We want to speed up the development of CLI support in components and we collect ideas and suggestions which commands are needed or desired. More in the discussions of laminas-cli on GitHub: Collect …

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## [Custom 404 and error page](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/custom-404-and-error-page/3117)

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**Author:** [@ebuddy](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/ebuddy)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/custom-404-and-error-page/3117 "2026-08-29T10:48:04Z")

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Hello I would like to know if someone has any code snippet for customizing 404 not found and error pages ?

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## [Laminas MVC Future](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/laminas-mvc-future/3929)

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**Author:** [@voltan](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/voltan)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/laminas-mvc-future/3929 "2026-08-20T15:00:34Z")

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I happened to see in the technical-steering-committee repository that Laminas MVC is going to be archived and its development will stop. But I haven’t seen any information about this anywhere else Can you please announ…

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## [Laminas-db compatibility with PHP8.4](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/laminas-db-compatibility-with-php8-4/3937)

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**Author:** [@Roland\_Lang](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/Roland_Lang)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 6:54am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/laminas-db-compatibility-with-php8-4/3937 "2026-07-25T06:54:14Z")

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Hello everybody, we are using Laminas-DB and are in the process of upgrading to PHP8.4. Laminas-DB requires versions 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3. Is there a timeline when Laminas-DB will be available for PHP 8.4? Thank you for y…

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## [Claude skill for Laminas](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/claude-skill-for-laminas/4000)

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**Author:** [@modir](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/modir)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/claude-skill-for-laminas/4000 "2026-04-14T15:47:47Z")

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Is there a Claude skill specific for Laminas? I found one for Laravel. Else I am thinking about using php-best-practices — Agent Skill — MCP.Directory or Agent Skills for Claude Code | PHP Pro | Claude Skills . Does any…

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## [Laminas-mail compatibility issue with php8.4](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/laminas-mail-compatibility-issue-with-php8-4/3993)

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**Author:** [@naseer](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/naseer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 11:03am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/laminas-mail-compatibility-issue-with-php8-4/3993 "2026-02-24T11:03:09Z")

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laminas/laminas-mail\[2.25.0, …, 2.25.1\] require php ~8.1.0 || ~8.2.0 || ~8.3.0 → your php version (8.4.7) does not satisfy that requirement.

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## [What will happen with laminas-navigation?](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/what-will-happen-with-laminas-navigation/3946)

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**Author:** [@mimmi20](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/mimmi20)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/what-will-happen-with-laminas-navigation/3946 "2026-01-27T22:35:41Z")

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laminas-mvc will be marked as security-only soon and the development we stop. But what will happen to laminas-navigation? It relies a lot on laminas-mvc, and it can not be used with mezzio.

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## [Best way to use Composition instead of Inheritance for Laminas Form Elements](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/best-way-to-use-composition-instead-of-inheritance-for-laminas-form-elements/3978)

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**Author:** [@earthiverse](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/earthiverse)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/best-way-to-use-composition-instead-of-inheritance-for-laminas-form-elements/3978 "2026-01-27T11:43:34Z")

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Right now we have inputs like this, which extend Select namespace Admin\\Form\\Input; use Admin\\Enum\\PeriodRange as PeriodRangeEnum; use Laminas\\Filter\\ToString; use Laminas\\Form\\Element\\Select; use Laminas\\Validator\\InA…

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## [Generating Uri with Query and Fragment](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/generating-uri-with-query-and-fragment/3980)

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**Author:** [@mimmi20](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/mimmi20)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/generating-uri-with-query-and-fragment/3980 "2026-01-09T18:28:32Z")

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Actually it is not possible to generate an Uri for a route with Query parameters or a fragment. Does anyone know why this behavior was enforced?

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## [API - Embed object in collection? - mezzio-hal](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/api-embed-object-in-collection-mezzio-hal/1879)

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**Author:** [@MichaelB](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/MichaelB)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 12:23pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/api-embed-object-in-collection-mezzio-hal/1879 "2025-11-30T12:23:32Z")

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Hi, I try to develop a API Rest service with mezzio and have a problem. I used https://github.com/ezimuel/zend-expressive-api from @enrico that i migrated to Mezzio for my base of structure and testing. I have a Produ…

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## [Module Example of Mezzio](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/module-example-of-mezzio/3944)

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**Author:** [@voltan](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/voltan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2025, 6:53am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/module-example-of-mezzio/3944 "2025-08-23T06:53:55Z")

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Hello every one I need some repo links or example of codes, for a Mezzio modules, we have a plan to move all modules from MVC to Mezzio, I need review some examples and other developer works If you develop any module o…

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## [Laminas Fieldset Objet / DoctrineObject Hydator issue](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/laminas-fieldset-objet-doctrineobject-hydator-issue/3945)

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**Author:** [@mobius](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/mobius)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/laminas-fieldset-objet-doctrineobject-hydator-issue/3945 "2025-08-13T14:31:57Z")

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I’m trying to migrate Laminas\\Db project to doctrine and I’ve reached a point where I want to join my forms to the entities. I followed the guide in ( A Complete Example using Laminas\\Form - Doctrine Doctrine Laminas Hyd…

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## [Call of appendStylesheet() or prependStylesheet()](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/call-of-appendstylesheet-or-prependstylesheet/3943)

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**Author:** [@mimmi20](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/mimmi20)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 9:33am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/call-of-appendstylesheet-or-prependstylesheet/3943 "2025-08-01T09:33:01Z")

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The appendStylesheet function is defined via a docblock. @method HeadLink appendStylesheet($href, $media = 'screen', $conditionalStylesheet = '', $extras = \[\]) I wanted to call the method with named parameters. $this-\>…

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## [Migrate laminas-console to laminas-cli (detect console-request)](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/migrate-laminas-console-to-laminas-cli-detect-console-request/3244)

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**Author:** [@lon9man](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/lon9man)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/migrate-laminas-console-to-laminas-cli-detect-console-request/3244 "2025-07-03T11:56:35Z")

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Hello my steps: upgraded ZF3 to Laminas going to migrate from laminas-console/laminas-mvc-console to laminas-cli in ZF3 i used code to separate http and console request like: $request instanceof \\Laminas\\Console\\Re…

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## [Custom validator(chain) get multiple form inputs into validator](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/custom-validator-chain-get-multiple-form-inputs-into-validator/3924)

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**Author:** [@Jilco](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/Jilco)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/custom-validator-chain-get-multiple-form-inputs-into-validator/3924 "2025-06-07T16:30:22Z")

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Hello Laminas Friends, I want to extend my validatorchain with some custum validator(s). Writing the validators is not a problem, but how to get the inputs into the validatorchain? I want to compare 2 month/year inputs…

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## [Unit Testing File Upload Postprocessing](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/unit-testing-file-upload-postprocessing/2411)

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**Author:** [@makxk](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/makxk)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/unit-testing-file-upload-postprocessing/2411 "2025-06-05T09:17:22Z")

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Hello everyone! I’ve been trying my hands on a somewhat stateless file upload: User uploads a file, the controller processes it and returns a form with pre-filled out fields based on the values from the file. The upload…

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## [Laminas Serializer PHP objects \<\> Complex XML structs](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/laminas-serializer-php-objects-complex-xml-structs/3918)

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**Author:** [@ezkimo](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/ezkimo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/laminas-serializer-php-objects-complex-xml-structs/3918 "2025-05-08T12:55:04Z")

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Is there a development based on laminas/serializer that can convert complex object structures into corresponding XML and back? Perhaps similar to what you might know from various C# or .NET implementations. Here is a sma…

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## [Map select INT with String in Global.php?](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/map-select-int-with-string-in-global-php/3907)

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**Author:** [@Jilco](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/Jilco)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 11:50pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/map-select-int-with-string-in-global-php/3907 "2025-04-29T23:50:20Z")

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In my application the user has to choose several formselects and these return an INT (after jugling). I want to save this INT in the database. For example province in one of my forms: $this-\>add(\[ 'name' =\> 'pr…

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## [Best practice change navigation on login](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/best-practice-change-navigation-on-login/3894)

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**Author:** [@Jilco](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/Jilco)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/best-practice-change-navigation-on-login/3894 "2025-04-28T14:32:50Z")

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Hello world, When a user logs in i want to change the navigation bar in the layout. Login has to disappear and the menu for the loged in user has to appear. What is best parctice to do that (because there are a few way…

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## [Laminas/automatic-releases not a tty error](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/laminas-automatic-releases-not-a-tty-error/3904)

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**Author:** [@canvural](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/canvural)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/laminas-automatic-releases-not-a-tty-error/3904 "2025-04-25T16:19:04Z")

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Hello, Today in one of my repos I had to renew my signing key. But after that I started getting the error in the pic. Does anyone know what I’m doing wrong? It’s running on Github Actions with ubuntu-latest

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## [Bind encoded image to form validation](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/bind-encoded-image-to-form-validation/3902)

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**Author:** [@Jilco](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/Jilco)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/bind-encoded-image-to-form-validation/3902 "2025-04-23T14:10:32Z")

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I downloaded a javascript for resizing images and it works perfect! Only it is returning the cropped image as a JSON/Encoded object. When I decode the data\[1\] and save it in the “traditional” way (fopen/fwrite) everythi…

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## [Zendframework1.x to Laminas3](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/zendframework1-x-to-laminas3/3892)

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**Author:** [@matsunori0222](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/matsunori0222)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/zendframework1-x-to-laminas3/3892 "2025-04-10T15:13:34Z")

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Do you know how to migrate from Zendframework1.x to Laminas3?

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## [Laminas Authentication login TTL/persistence](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/laminas-authentication-login-ttl-persistence/3881)

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**Author:** [@Jilco](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/Jilco)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 11:41am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/laminas-authentication-login-ttl-persistence/3881 "2025-04-03T11:41:45Z")

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How to configure a login (with Authentication module) to automaticaly logout after 1 hour? I tried below in global.php without succes. // Session configuration. 'session\_config' =\> \[ 'cookie\_lifetime' …

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## [Authenticate only with status active (2)](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/authenticate-only-with-status-active-2/3880)

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**Author:** [@Jilco](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/Jilco)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 2:39am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/authenticate-only-with-status-active-2/3880 "2025-03-27T02:39:47Z")

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I want to only an active user account with Laminas Authentication, so when status is 2 in the database the login has to proceed. With only email and password everything is working fine, how to add the status in de adapte…

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## [Laminas navigation error when rendering](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/laminas-navigation-error-when-rendering/3875)

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**Author:** [@ebuddy](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/ebuddy)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/laminas-navigation-error-when-rendering/3875 "2025-03-26T21:45:51Z")

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Hello everyone. I’m trying to set up my navigation menu in my project but I get this error : Fatal error: Uncaught Laminas\\Navigation\\Exception\\InvalidArgumentException: Invalid argument: Unable to determine class to in…

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## [MVC-Middleware with Renderer](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/mvc-middleware-with-renderer/3879)

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**Author:** [@mimmi20](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/mimmi20)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/mvc-middleware-with-renderer/3879 "2025-03-26T18:29:39Z")

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Does anyone has an Example of an MVC-Middleware with a PHP Renderer?

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## [$this-\>tableGateway-\>update](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/this-tablegateway-update/3877)

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**Author:** [@Jilco](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/Jilco)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/this-tablegateway-update/3877 "2025-03-25T12:51:28Z")

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I’m struggling with how to update a single column in a row set with tablegateway. I can update the whole row with passing the object, but how to update a single value in the row? I want to set “status” to 2 where “ID” …

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## [Laminas Mail with SMTP not sending mail on development server (but does send on production server)](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/laminas-mail-with-smtp-not-sending-mail-on-development-server-but-does-send-on-production-server/3873)

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**Author:** [@Jilco](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/Jilco)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 4:12pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/laminas-mail-with-smtp-not-sending-mail-on-development-server-but-does-send-on-production-server/3873 "2025-03-20T16:12:05Z")

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There is a lot on the web, but i didn’t solve it yet. I am using laminas mail with an SMTP connection to send mail, this works fine on production server, but for testing purposed i also want to use it on my developments…

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## [Is there a way to use addGroup from FastRoute?](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/is-there-a-way-to-use-addgroup-from-fastroute/3870)

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**Author:** [@razvbir](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/razvbir)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/is-there-a-way-to-use-addgroup-from-fastroute/3870 "2025-03-17T23:52:38Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to use the method FastRoute\\ConfigureRoutes::addGroup to create a group of routes. However, I noticed that this method is not exposed in the Mezzio\\Router\\RouterCollectorInterface. Is there a way to ach…

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