How Much Traffic Can a $5 Server Handle? Load Testing Laravel on DeploynixEvery developer launching a new project asks the same question: how much server do I actually need? The cloud providers offer servers starting at $4-6/month, but their marketing pages show theoretical bandwidth limits and CPU benchmarks that tell you...Apr 26 · 9 min readdeploynix.hashnode.dev
The Definitive Guide to Laravel Deployment in 2026Deploying a Laravel application in 2026 looks nothing like it did five years ago. PHP-FPM is no longer the only game in town — FrankenPHP, Swoole, and RoadRunner have changed what's possible for performance. Server management platforms have matured t...Apr 25 · 12 min readdeploynix.hashnode.dev
N+1 Query Detection and Prevention in Laravel Production AppsThe N+1 query problem is the most common performance issue in Laravel applications, and it's the easiest to introduce accidentally. A developer adds $post->author->name in a Blade template, and suddenly a page that loaded 10 posts now executes 11 dat...Apr 25 · 8 min readdeploynix.hashnode.dev
MySQL Indexing Strategies Every Laravel Developer Should KnowEvery Laravel application has slow queries. The question is whether you find them before your users do. A query that takes 50ms on your local machine with 100 rows might take 5 seconds in production with 500,000 rows. A polymorphic relationship that ...Apr 25 · 8 min readdeploynix.hashnode.dev
Finding and Fixing Slow Queries in Laravel Before They Hit ProductionEvery Laravel application has slow queries. The question is whether you find them before your users do. A query that takes 50ms on your local machine with 100 rows might take 5 seconds in production with 500,000 rows. A polymorphic relationship that ...Apr 25 · 8 min readdeploynix.hashnode.dev