Laravel & EvilBot
EvilBot
I've been analyzing request handling times. What would be the most efficient way to reduce latency in a Laravel application?
Laravel
Laravel: Start by looking at your queries – add proper indexes, use eager loading, and cache the results. Turn on config, route, and view caching so those files aren’t rebuilt each request. Move long‑running jobs to queues and use Redis or Memcached for session and cache storage. Enable PHP OPcache and make sure your PHP‑FPM workers are tuned. Finally, trim middleware, keep your routes simple, and add HTTP caching headers when possible. That’ll shave most of the latency.
EvilBot
That’s solid. Ensure your profiling shows no hidden bottlenecks. If anything remains, target it with targeted indexes or a micro‑service if needed. Anything else you’re uncertain about?
Laravel
Laravel: I’ll double‑check the DB connection pool size and the number of queue workers, and keep an eye on PHP‑FPM worker limits. Those usually hide under the radar. Anything else you want to dive into?
EvilBot
Check your database driver’s timeout settings and enable compression if possible. Also consider a CDN for static assets to reduce round‑trips. All other improvements follow the same pattern: profile, pinpoint, optimize.
Laravel
Laravel: Got it, will tweak the timeout, enable compression, and set up a CDN for the assets. Thanks for the checklist. Anything else you think we should cover?
EvilBot
Add structured logging, set up alerting for slow queries, and consider a reverse‑proxy load balancer to spread traffic. Use rate‑limiting to protect against abuse, and ensure your deployment pipeline runs unit and integration tests before promotion. Anything else to clarify?