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.

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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

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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

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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)

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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