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Using Laravel Sail to launch the development environment with ease and joy.
In the context of Laravel development environment setup, both official and unofficial sources offer a plethora of approaches.
This time, we will be introducing a package introduced after Laravel 8: Laravel Sail
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Using queues to defer processing of tasks that don't need immediate attention.
The purpose of queues is to defer processing of a time-consuming task that doesn’t require immediate completion.
Like sending emails, users don’t need to wait for the email to be sent successfully before the next step.
Allowing the application to respond more quickly to web requests and smooth user experience.
Checking and correcting coding style using phpcs and phpcbf
Checking code conformity with standards using phpcs (PHP Code Sniffer)
Automatically correcting non-conforming code using phpcbf (PHP Code Beautifier and Fixer)
Performing server stress testing with Apache Bench to assess server performance
Server stress testing is a must before going live, no exceptions!
Just imagine you’ve been working overtime for months, the system goes online.
And you’re celebrating with pizza and cocktail, only to find out suddenly the server crashes due to overwhelming traffic!
That’s why conducting stress tests beforehand makes a good system!
Introduction to environment setup for Laravel, including composer installation
Configuration and package installation required for developing Laravel projects, applicable whether on remote hosts or local machines.
