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Optimizing

These are just some basic optimizing. For additional optimization information, refer to the Laravel docs

Drivers​

Redis​

Installing Redis is one way to enable optimizations. After installing, add to the config.php

.env
CACHE_DRIVER=redis

PHP-APC​

PHP-APC needs to be installed server-side (as a PHP extension) for it to be made available. No additional configuration is required on the database driver level.

Additional Drivers​

Any additional drivers supported by Laravel are automatically supported by phpVMS.

Environment/Debug Modes​

Environment​

When going live, this should be set to production. By default, it's dev. Change this:

.env
APP_ENV=production

Debug Mode​

This adjusts the logging level, making it more verbose. The default value is true, and should be set to false when you're live/in-production.

.env
APP_DEBUG=true
DEBUG_TOOLBAR=false

Sessions​

Sessions store the logged in users and other information. By default, they're stored on disk.

info

The Redis store is recommended if you have access to it

Redis​

Sessions can be saved in PHP.

.env
SESSION_DRIVER=redis

PHP APC​

Sessions can also be saved in PHP.

.env
SESSION_DRIVER=apc

Caching​

By default, caching is disabled.

File​

You can cache to flat files, instead of hitting the database constantly. These will be stored in the storage/framework/cache folder

.env
CACHE_DRIVER=file

Redis​

Instead of using PHP APC, you can also use Redis for caching

.env
CACHE_DRIVER=redis

PHP APC​

This doesn't require any configuration on the server side

.env
CACHE_DRIVER=apc

Other drivers​

You can see the config/cache.php file for the other available drivers (memcached, redis, etc)

Queue Driver​

phpVMS uses asyncronous queues for several tasks, including sending emails and exporting to vaCentral. The default mode is sync, which means the tasks are done in-line. This could be useful if you're running a high-traffic VA and on your own VPS.

If you're running into performance issues, try changing the QUEUE_DRIVER to database (probably the easiest option), or another queue driver option (look in the config/queue.php for available options)

Database Driver​

.env
QUEUE_DRIVER=database

Redis Driver​

If you have Redis installed, you can use that:

.env
QUEUE_DRIVER=redis