php-laravel

What problem does it solve?

This Skill collects Laravel 12+ development patterns, Eloquent optimization techniques, and PHP 8.x best practices to help build maintainable backend applications.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Thin Controllers: Keep controllers small; delegate to services.
• Eloquent Patterns: Use select(), with(), withCount(), lazy(), and relationships patterns to optimize queries.
• Form Requests & Validation: Use Form Requests for input validation and authorization logic.
• Testing: Pest-based tests pattern for robust tests.
• PHP 8 Features: Readonly properties, constructor promotion, and typed properties.

Quick Start

Load the architecture references in recommendations and implement a sample feature using the Service Layer pattern with a Form Request, then format code with the linter.