Laravel Performance Tips: Count Optimization, Avoiding N+1, and Polymorphic Relationships

If you've been working with Laravel and MySQL for a while, you've probably hit some common performance pitfalls—like slow queries, N+1 problems, and inefficient use of relationships. Today, let's walk through some real-world strategies to optimize your Laravel app using: Count optimizations in Eloquent Avoiding the dreaded N+1 problem with withCount Structuring withCount queries Using polymorphic relationships effectively Let’s dive in.

Jun 12, 2025 - 01:50
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Laravel Performance Tips: Count Optimization, Avoiding N+1, and Polymorphic Relationships

If you've been working with Laravel and MySQL for a while, you've probably hit some common performance pitfalls—like slow queries, N+1 problems, and inefficient use of relationships.

Today, let's walk through some real-world strategies to optimize your Laravel app using:

  1. Count optimizations in Eloquent
  2. Avoiding the dreaded N+1 problem with withCount
  3. Structuring withCount queries
  4. Using polymorphic relationships effectively

Let’s dive in.