Eloquent ORM: Patterns and Optimizations for Laravel
Master Eloquent ORM with advanced patterns and optimization techniques. Eager loading, query scopes, accessors, mutators and performance for Laravel applications.
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Modern and elegant PHP framework offering expressive syntax and powerful tools for building robust web applications. MVC architecture with Eloquent ORM, intuitive routing system, Artisan CLI and complete ecosystem for REST APIs, full-stack applications and microservices.
What you'll learn
Modern PHP (8.1+) with strict types, attributes and enums
Eloquent ORM with eloquent relationships, eager loading and query scopes
Artisan CLI for scaffolding, migrations and custom commands
Blade templating engine with components and directives
Expressive routing with middleware, groups and resource controllers
Complete authentication with Laravel Sanctum (SPA) and Passport (OAuth2)
Queue jobs with workers (Redis, Database, Amazon SQS) and retry logic
Powerful validation with Form Requests and custom rules
Comprehensive testing (PHPUnit, Pest, HTTP tests, database testing)
Performance with cache (Redis, Memcached), query optimization and Octane
Key topics to master
The most important concepts to understand this technology and ace your interviews
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PHP: namespaces, PSR-4 autoloading, traits, interfaces, dependency injection
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Laravel architecture: service container, service providers, facades
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Routing: routes/web.php, routes/api.php, route parameters, middleware
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Controllers: resource controllers, dependency injection, form requests
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Eloquent ORM: models, relationships (hasMany, belongsTo, morphs), scopes
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Query Builder: where clauses, joins, aggregates, raw queries
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Migrations and Seeding: schema builder, rollback, seeders, factories
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Authentication: Sanctum (SPA tokens), Passport (OAuth2), guards, policies
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Authorization: gates, policies, middleware (can, authorize)
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Blade: directives (@if, @foreach, @component), slots, layouts, components
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Validation: Form Requests, rules (required, unique, exists), custom messages
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Middleware: global, route-specific, terminable, parameters
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Queue Jobs: dispatch, workers, failed jobs, job chaining, batching
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Events and Listeners: broadcasting, WebSockets (Pusher, Laravel Echo)
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API Resources: transformations, collections, conditional attributes
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Testing: feature tests, unit tests, HTTP tests, database factories, mocking
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Caching: Cache facade, Redis, tags, remember queries
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Artisan commands: make:*, migrate, queue:work, schedule:run
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Performance: eager loading (N+1 problem), query optimization, Octane, Horizon
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Security: CSRF protection, XSS prevention, SQL injection, mass assignment
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Deployment: Laravel Forge, Envoyer, Docker, CI/CD, environment config
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