SQL performance improvements: finding the right queries to fix
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
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]
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scout:queue-import: Faster Indexing in Laravel Scout
– nabilhassen.com - submitted by Nabil Hassen
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
SQLite's WAL mode makes using SQLite database much more production-ready.
Read more [ryangjchandler.co.uk]
Livewire 4: The Future of PHP Components
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Read more [stephenjude.me]
Deploying to Laravel Cloud with Queues – Easy Guide | Tutorial
– youtu.be - submitted by Bert De Swaef
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]
Importing 1.7 billion rows of CSV data from Stripe with PHP
– jonathanpurvis.co.uk - submitted by Jon Purvis
Inspired by a Tweet from Christoph Rumpel asking for best practises for importing huge CSV files, I did a write up about how I've imported (so far) 1.7 billion rows of CSV data from Stripe using their API.
Read more [jonathanpurvis.co.uk]
Unorthodox Monoliths in Laravel
– medium.com - submitted by Mazen Touati
Tackling scalability challenges unorthodoxly in large monoliths with strategies like multi-application infrastructure, circuit fuse, and hybrid DB optimization.
Read more [medium.com]
Supercharging Rate Limiting with Cloudflare
By implementing rate limiting at the edge, “dead requests” can be reduced.
Read more [james.brooks.page]
The email:dns rule might slow down your Laravel app
– infinitypaul.medium.com - submitted by Paul Edward
Here's how a unsuspicious validation rule can wind up making your app slower.
Read more [infinitypaul.medium.com]
