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.

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.