Why Your Laravel Site Is Slow — And How to Fix It in a Week
Most Laravel sites slow down not because of the server, but due to 4 common code mistakes. We show how to diagnose and fix them.
A typical Laravel slow-down is caused by 4 fixable code patterns. One e-commerce client (2,000 products) reduced TTFB from 4.8s to 0.6s — no server upgrade.
The Problem Is Not the Server
When clients say "the site is slow" — we look at the code first, not server specs. 90% of the time, the issue is one of four things:
1. The N+1 Query Problem
// BAD — generates 1 + N SQL queries
$posts = Post::all();
foreach ($posts as $post) {
echo $post->author->name;
}
// GOOD — 2 queries for the whole list
$posts = Post::with('author')->get();
2. No Caching
$stats = Cache::remember('dashboard.stats', 3600, function () {
return DB::table('orders')->selectRaw('...')->get();
});
Redis + Laravel Cache = up to 10x faster response times.
3. Missing Database Indexes
$table->index(['status', 'created_at']);
$table->index('email');
4. Unoptimised Static Assets
Minify, bundle, and serve with long Cache-Control headers — ideally via CDN, not PHP.
Results
One of our clients (e-commerce, ~2000 products) had a 4.8s TTFB. After these four changes — 0.6s. No server upgrade, no extra cost.
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