Improving unit test run time in a Laravel modular monolith
– cosmastech.com – Edit
Using Laravel’s new traits, WithCachedRoutes and WithCachedConfig, you can significantly reducing test run times.
Read more [cosmastech.com]
Introducing Flare’s next big feature: performance monitoring
– flareapp.io – Edit
Performance monitoring gives you a complete view of what's happening in your Laravel app. The dashboard tracks everything: HTTP routes, queued jobs, Artisan commands, and database queries.
Read more [flareapp.io]
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Deferred Queue Driver in Laravel 12.35
– nabilhassen.com - submitted by Nabil Hassen – Edit
Laravel 12.35 introduces the deferred queue driver, allowing queued jobs to run right after the HTTP response is sent.
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SQL performance improvements: analysing & fixing the slow queries (part 2)
– ohdear.app – Edit
Mattias delves into optimizing SQL queries using indexes, focusing on MySQL 8.0. He explains how indexes work, how to analyze slow queries using MySQL’s EXPLAIN keyword, and the impact of different index configurations on query performance.
Read more [ohdear.app]
SQL performance improvements: finding the right queries to fix
– ohdear.app – Edit
At Oh Dear, my colleague Mattias recently vastly increased the performance of our service. Here's how he did it.
Read more [ohdear.app]
Automatically fix production and performance problems in PHP and Laravel projects using AI
– flareapp.io – Edit
You can now use our MCP server to connect your AI agent to Flare. This way your AI has all context it needs to diagnose and fix production and performance problems of your PHP, JavaScript and Laravel projects.
In this blog post I’d like to tell you how you can use it, and how it works under the hood.
Read more [flareapp.io]
scout:queue-import: Faster Indexing in Laravel Scout
– nabilhassen.com - submitted by Nabil Hassen – Edit
The new scout:queue-import command splits your model’s ID range into chunks and queues jobs for each, enabling faster indexing of large datasets.
Read more [nabilhassen.com]
Enabling WAL mode with SQLite in Laravel
– ryangjchandler.co.uk - submitted by Ryan Chandler – Edit
SQLite's WAL mode makes using SQLite database much more production-ready.
Read more [ryangjchandler.co.uk]
Livewire 4: The Future of PHP Components
– devdojo.com – Edit
At Laracon US Caleb Porzio announced Livewire 4, which comes with unified components, performance improvements, and many more awesome goodies
Read more [devdojo.com]
SQL Generated Columns and Views: How to Use Them in Your Laravel App
– tighten.com - submitted by Kayla Helmick – Edit
Learn how to use SQL generated columns and database views in Laravel to simplify queries, boost performance, and make your data easier to filter, sort, and reuse across your application.
Read more [tighten.com]
Caching is an Abstraction, not an Optimization
– buttondown.com – Edit
Some interesting thoughts about caching.
Read more [buttondown.com]
Improve user experience while keeping an eye on performance
A nice touch by Joel Clermont
Read more [masteringlaravel.io]
Your System Isn’t Slow – Your Bottleneck is not Optimized
– benmckay.com – Edit
A bottleneck isn’t inherently bad, we all have them. What matters is making sure your biggest bottleneck is always working at it’s most optimal conditions. That’s where your optimizations should be focused.
Read more [benmckay.com]
PHP Benchmarks: 8.4 performance is steady compared to 8.3 and 8.2
– tideways.com – Edit
Tests performed by Tideways show that, in general, the performance between 8.2, 8.3 and 8.4 does not move much for a Laravel, Symfony and WordPress demo application.
Read more [tideways.com]
Five levels of handling images in Laravel
We'll cover resizing, image optimization, and UI enhancements and show how Spatie's packages and products can make the whole process easier, more efficient, and even a bit fun.
Read more [spatie.be]
Optimize Bulk Insertions with Laravel's New fillAndInsert() Method
Laravel’s new fillAndInsert() method enables bulk insertions while applying model casting, timestamps, and UUID generation.
Read more [www.harrisrafto.eu]
A cookieless, cache-friendly image proxy in Laravel (inspired by Cloudflare)
– aaronfrancis.com - submitted by Aaron Francis – Edit
Transforming and serving images from Laravel in a cache-friendly way.
Read more [aaronfrancis.com]
Real-Time Updates with Client-Side Visits in Inertia 2.0 - No Server Overload!
– www.youtube.com - submitted by Pascal Baljet – Edit
Learn how you can update an Inertia.js page in real-time using client-side visits—without overloading your server, even with many users online. Laravel Echo, Laravel Reverb, and a new Inertia v2 feature make it simple and efficient.
Read more [www.youtube.com]
Lessons From Eloqent Performance Patterns (Cheatsheet)
– stephenjude.me - submitted by STEPHEN JUDE – Edit
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Deploying to Laravel Cloud with Queues – Easy Guide | Tutorial
– youtu.be - submitted by Bert De Swaef – Edit
This simple step-by-step guide teaches you how to deploy your Laravel project to Laravel Cloud! We'll cover everything from setup to handling queues for background tasks.
What you'll learn: ✅ Deploying a Laravel project to the cloud ✅ Setting up and managing queues ✅ Optimizing performance for scalability
Read more [youtu.be]
