# Performance Optimization

Estimated time: 10 minutes
Difficulty: Intermediate

Speed directly impacts user experience, SEO rankings, and conversion rates. This guide covers key optimizations for LaraCoreKit in production.

Laravel Built-in Optimizations

Run all at once:

php artisan optimize

Or individually:

# Cache config (major speedup)
php artisan config:cache

# Cache routes (faster route matching)
php artisan route:cache

# Cache views (skip Blade compilation)
php artisan view:cache

# Cache events (avoid dynamic discovery)
php artisan event:cache

Clear all caches:

php artisan optimize:clear

PHP OPcache

Enable OPcache in php.ini:

opcache.enable=1
opcache.enable_cli=1
opcache.memory_consumption=256
opcache.max_accelerated_files=20000
opcache.validate_timestamps=0      ; Disable in production
opcache.save_comments=1
opcache.fast_shutdown=1

Verify it's active:

php -r "echo opcache_get_status()['opcache_enabled'] ? 'OPcache ON' : 'OPcache OFF';"

Redis for Cache, Sessions, Queues

Switch all drivers to Redis in .env:

CACHE_DRIVER=redis
SESSION_DRIVER=redis
QUEUE_CONNECTION=redis

Redis is dramatically faster than file-based drivers under load.

Database Indexes

Add indexes to frequently queried columns:

// In a migration
Schema::table('blog_posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->index(['status', 'locale']);
    $table->index('slug');
    $table->index('published_at');
    $table->index('author_id');
});

Check for missing indexes using Laravel Telescope or the query log.

Eager Loading (Avoid N+1)

// ❌ Bad — N+1 queries
$posts = Post::all();
foreach ($posts as $post) {
    echo $post->author->name; // Query per post
}

//  Good — 2 queries total
$posts = Post::with('author', 'tags', 'media')->get();

HTTP Caching with Cache Headers

// In a controller
return response()->view('blog.show', compact('post'))
    ->header('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=3600');

Asset Optimization (Vite)

Already handled by npm run build:

• Minification
• Tree-shaking
• Content hash for cache busting
• CSS extraction

Image Optimization

When using Spatie MediaLibrary, add WebP conversions:

$this->addMediaConversion('webp')
     ->format('webp')
     ->quality(80);

Use lazy loading in Blade:

<img src="{{ $post->cover_url }}" loading="lazy" alt="{{ $post->title }}">

Livewire Optimization

//  Use lazy loading for heavy components
@livewire('blog.blog-list', lazy: true)

//  Use wire:navigate for SPA-like navigation (Livewire 4)
<a wire:navigate href="/blog">Blog</a>

//  Minimize re-renders with computed properties
#[Computed]
public function posts()
{
    return Post::published()->latest()->paginate(12);
}

Benchmark Your App

# Install k6 for load testing
# https://k6.io

# Or use Apache Benchmark
ab -n 1000 -c 10 https://www.laracorekit.com/blog

Monitoring

Use these tools in production:

Next Steps

Testing →