Why Use Livewire or Filament?

Hey everyone,

I recently looked into some benchmarks, and the numbers are pretty eye-opening. When it comes to Time to Interactive (TTI), memory usage, and concurrent user capacity, Livewire and Filament consistently lag behind more traditional or decoupled approaches.

Here's a quick rundown of what I found:

Time to Interactive (TTI)

Laravel Blade: 200-500ms
Laravel + Inertia + Vue: 1-3s
Laravel Filament: 2-8s (can reach 10-18s with issues)
Laravel API + SPA: 3-10s (initial load)

Memory Usage (server)

Laravel Blade: 32-64MB per request
Laravel + Inertia + Vue: 64-128MB per request
Laravel Filament: 128-256MB per request
Laravel API + SPA: 16-32MB per request

Concurrent Users Capacity

Laravel Blade: 500-1000+ users
Laravel + Inertia + Vue: 300-600 users
Laravel Filament: 100-300 users
Laravel API + SPA: 1000+ users

While the development speed of these tools is attractive, are we sacrificing too much in terms of user experience and scalability? For projects where performance is a key metric, it seems like Laravel Blade or a Laravel API + SPA setup still offer significant advantages.

What are your thoughts? Has anyone else experienced similar performance bottlenecks with Livewire or Filament in production, or found effective ways to mitigate them?

Let's discuss!

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Weekly Ask Anything Thread

Feel free to ask any questions you think may not warrant a post. Asking for help here is also fine.

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Weekly help thread

Hey there!

This subreddit isn't meant for help threads, though there's one exception to the rule: in this thread you can ask anything you want PHP related, someone will probably be able to help you out!

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43 stars on my Laravel Chat package!

Just got my 43rd star for Le Chat \- my Laravel chat package!


Thank you to the community!

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PHP is evolving, but every developer has complaints. What's on your wishlist?

PHP continues to rule the web in 2025 (holding about 75% of the market), and has been developing actively lately, keeping up with the competition. Things are pretty good today, but there are drawbacks. I'm sure every PHP developer has some things that don't satisfy them and they would like to see fixed.

For example, I don't really like the official PHP website. It looks like it's stuck in the early 2000s. Minimalism is one thing, but outdated design, inconvenient navigation and lack of modern features make it irrelevant for newcomers.

But the most important thing - newcomers don't understand where to start at all! You go to the "Download" section - there's a bunch of strange archives, versions, in the documentation there are big pages of text, but where's the quick guide? Where are the examples? Where's the ecosystem explanation? A person just wants to try PHP, but gets a "figure it out yourself" quest. This scares people away from the language! Imagine a modern website with:

* Clear getting started for beginners
* Convenient documentation navigation
* "Ecosystem" section with tools, frameworks, etc.

What's your main idea? Bold suggestions are welcome - strict typing by default, built-in asynchronicity? Let's brainstorm and maybe PHP core developers will notice the post and take it into consideration!

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v0.5 - Powerful And API-Ready AI Agents For Laravel

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Now you can:

* Expose agents via API, compatible with OpenAI, connect your Agent to any OpenAI client - easily ,
* Multimodal inputs, send messages now with Audio ,
* Send ready UserMessage instance instead of text messages,
* Receive MessageInterface instance instead of string/array (Using returnMessage()),
* Use Groq as your LLM provider,
* Choose tool handling strategy: none, required, forced,
* Use PhantomTool to handle tool execution outside of LarAgent


Check the summary of new features and changes here: [https://blog.laragent.ai/laragent-v0-5-powerful-and-api-ready-ai-agents-for-laravel/](https://blog.laragent.ai/laragent-v0-5-powerful-and-api-ready-ai-agents-for-laravel/)

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Strict comparison with null instead of boolean check, just style or are there other reasons?

In many projects, especially symfony, you will find null checks written like this:

function my_func(?string $nullable = null) {
  if (null === $nullable) {
    // Do stuff when string is null
  }
}

But I would normally just write:

// ...
  if (!$nullable) {
    // Do stuff when string is null
  }

Are there specific reasons not to use the second variant?
Is this style a fragment from the past where type hints were not yet fully supported?

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Troubles with DataFixtures references

Hi everyone !

I'm currently struggling with some problems related to DataFixtures' references.

I've got two fixtures, CategoryFixtures and ProductFixtures. So the ProductFixtures is depending on CategoryFixtures since every Product entity need a Category.

Here's the code of the fixtures below.

- CategoryFixtures

<?php

namespace App\DataFixtures;

use App\Entity\Category;
use Doctrine\Bundle\FixturesBundle\Fixture;
use Doctrine\Persistence\ObjectManager;
use Symfony\Component\String\Slugger\SluggerInterface;

class CategoryFixtures extends Fixture
{
    private int         $count      = 1;
    public static array $non_parent = [];

    public function __construct(private SluggerInterface $slugger){}

    public function createCategoryFixtures(
        string          $name,
        Category|null   $parent = null,
        ObjectManager   $manager
    ) : Category {
        $category = new Category();
        $category
            ->setName($name)
            ->setSlug($this->slugger->slug($category->getName())->lower())
            ->setParent($parent)
            ->setSortOrder($this->count)
        ;
        $manager->persist($category);
        $this->addReference('cat-'.$this->count, $category);
        if($parent != null){
            self::$non_parent[] = $this->count;
        };
        $this->count++;
        return $category;
    }

    public function load(ObjectManager $manager): void
    {
        # First fake category
        $parent = $this->createCategoryFixtures('Boulangerie', null, $manager);
        $this->createCategoryFixtures('Pâtisserie', $parent, $manager);
        $this->createCategoryFixtures('Viennoiseries', $parent, $manager);
        
        # Second fake category
        $parent2 = $this->createCategoryFixtures('Informatique', null, $manager);
        $this->createCategoryFixtures('Écran', $parent2, $manager);
        $this->createCategoryFixtures('Ordinateur', $parent2, $manager);
        $this->createCategoryFixtures('Souris', $parent2, $manager);

        # Third fake category
        $parent3 = $this->createCategoryFixtures('Vêtements', null, $manager);
        $this->createCategoryFixtures('Maillot', $parent3, $manager);
        $this->createCategoryFixtures('Pantalon', $parent3, $manager);
        $this->createCategoryFixtures('Veste', $parent3, $manager);

        # Flush all fake categories
        $manager->flush();
    }
}

- ProductFixtures :

<?php

namespace App\DataFixtures;

use App\Entity\Product;
use Doctrine\Bundle\FixturesBundle\Fixture;
use Doctrine\Common\DataFixtures\DependentFixtureInterface;
use Doctrine\Persistence\ObjectManager;
use Symfony\Component\String\Slugger\SluggerInterface;
use Faker;

class ProductFixtures extends Fixture implements DependentFixtureInterface
{
    public const int PRODUCT_COUNT = 20;

    public function __construct(private SluggerInterface $slugger){}

    public function getDependencies() : array {return [CategoryFixtures::class];}

    public function load(ObjectManager $manager): void
    {
        $faker = Faker\Factory::create('fr_FR');
        for($i = 0; $i < self::PRODUCT_COUNT; $i++){
            $product = new Product;
            $product
                ->setName($faker->text(15))
                ->setDenoscription($faker->text())
                ->setSlug($this->slugger->slug($product->getName())->lower())
                ->setPrice($faker->numberBetween(500, 70000)) //Price displayed in cents.
                ->setStock($faker->numberBetween(0, 2000))
            ;
            $category = $this->getReference(
                'cat-'.CategoryFixtures::$non_parent[
                    rand(0, count(CategoryFixtures::$non_parent) - 1)
                ],
                CategoryFixtures::class
            );
            $product->setCategory($category);
            $this->setReference('prod-'.$i, $product);
            $manager->persist($product);
        };
        $manager->flush();
    }
}

So the problem I've got is that this error always happen when I try to load

Troubles with DataFixtures references

Hi everyone !

I'm currently struggling with some problems related to DataFixtures' references.

I've got two fixtures, CategoryFixtures and ProductFixtures. So the ProductFixtures is depending on CategoryFixtures since every Product entity need a Category.

Here's the code of the fixtures below.

- CategoryFixtures
```php
<?php

namespace App\DataFixtures;

use App\Entity\Category;
use Doctrine\Bundle\FixturesBundle\Fixture;
use Doctrine\Persistence\ObjectManager;
use Symfony\Component\String\Slugger\SluggerInterface;

class CategoryFixtures extends Fixture
{
private int $count = 1;
public static array $non_parent = [];

public function __construct(private SluggerInterface $slugger){}

public function createCategoryFixtures(
string $name,
Category|null $parent = null,
ObjectManager $manager
) : Category {
$category = new Category();
$category
->setName($name)
->setSlug($this->slugger->slug($category->getName())->lower())
->setParent($parent)
->setSortOrder($this->count)
;
$manager->persist($category);
$this->addReference('cat-'.$this->count, $category);
if($parent != null){
self::$non_parent[] = $this->count;
};
$this->count++;
return $category;
}

public function load(ObjectManager $manager): void
{
# First fake category
$parent = $this->createCategoryFixtures('Boulangerie', null, $manager);
$this->createCategoryFixtures('Pâtisserie', $parent, $manager);
$this->createCategoryFixtures('Viennoiseries', $parent, $manager);

# Second fake category
$parent2 = $this->createCategoryFixtures('Informatique', null, $manager);
$this->createCategoryFixtures('Écran', $parent2, $manager);
$this->createCategoryFixtures('Ordinateur', $parent2, $manager);
$this->createCategoryFixtures('Souris', $parent2, $manager);

# Third fake category
$parent3 = $this->createCategoryFixtures('Vêtements', null, $manager);
$this->createCategoryFixtures('Maillot', $parent3, $manager);
$this->createCategoryFixtures('Pantalon', $parent3, $manager);
$this->createCategoryFixtures('Veste', $parent3, $manager);

# Flush all fake categories
$manager->flush();
}
}
```

- ProductFixtures :
```php
<?php

namespace App\DataFixtures;

use App\Entity\Product;
use Doctrine\Bundle\FixturesBundle\Fixture;
use Doctrine\Common\DataFixtures\DependentFixtureInterface;
use Doctrine\Persistence\ObjectManager;
use Symfony\Component\String\Slugger\SluggerInterface;
use Faker;

class ProductFixtures extends Fixture implements DependentFixtureInterface
{
public const int PRODUCT_COUNT = 20;

public function __construct(private SluggerInterface $slugger){}

public function getDependencies() : array {return [CategoryFixtures::class];}

public function load(ObjectManager $manager): void
{
$faker = Faker\Factory::create('fr_FR');
for($i = 0; $i < self::PRODUCT_COUNT; $i++){
$product = new Product;
$product
->setName($faker->text(15))
->setDenoscription($faker->text())
->setSlug($this->slugger->slug($product->getName())->lower())
->setPrice($faker->numberBetween(500, 70000)) //Price displayed in cents.
->setStock($faker->numberBetween(0, 2000))
;
$category = $this->getReference(
'cat-'.CategoryFixtures::$non_parent[
rand(0, count(CategoryFixtures::$non_parent) - 1)
],
CategoryFixtures::class
);
$product->setCategory($category);
$this->setReference('prod-'.$i, $product);
$manager->persist($product);
};
$manager->flush();
}
}
```

So the problem I've got is that this error always happen when I try to load

the fixtures using the command `symfony console doctrine:fixture:load`. :
> Reference to "cat-10" for class "App\DataFixtures\CategoryFixtures" does not exist
> Reference to "cat-11" for class "App\DataFixtures\CategoryFixtures" does not exist
> Reference to "cat-6" for class "App\DataFixtures\CategoryFixtures" does not exist

I tried to add a `dd($this)` at the end of the CategoryFixtures, and here's what I've got. :
```fix
^ App\DataFixtures\CategoryFixtures^ {#6546
#referenceRepository: Doctrine\Common\DataFixtures\ReferenceRepository^ {#5853
-referencesByClass: array:1 [
"App\Entity\Category" => array:11 [
"cat-1" => App\Entity\Category^ {#7128
-id: 122
-name: "Boulangerie"
-sort_order: 1
-parent: null
-categories: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#5790
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#2166
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#7128}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#6521 …}
-backRefFieldName: "parent"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#6762 …}
}
-products: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#386
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#6652
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#7128}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#3106 …}
-backRefFieldName: "category"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#7051 …}
}
-slug: "boulangerie"
}
"cat-2" => App\Entity\Category^ {#7702
-id: 123
-name: "Pâtisserie"
-sort_order: 2
-parent: App\Entity\Category^ {#7128}
-categories: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#6399
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#7685
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#7702}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#6521 …}
-backRefFieldName: "parent"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#6762 …}
}
-products: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#1396
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#6876
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#7702}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#3106 …}
-backRefFieldName: "category"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#7051 …}
}
-slug: "patisserie"
}
"cat-3" => App\Entity\Category^ {#6669
-id: 124
-name: "Viennoiseries"
-sort_order: 3
-parent: App\Entity\Category^ {#7128}
-categories: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#5205
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#6643
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#6669}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#6521 …}
-backRefFieldName: "parent"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#6762 …}

}
-products: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#1653
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#7725
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#6669}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#3106 …}
-backRefFieldName: "category"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#7051 …}
}
-slug: "viennoiseries"
}
"cat-4" => App\Entity\Category^ {#1013
-id: 125
-name: "Informatique"
-sort_order: 4
-parent: null
-categories: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#3755
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#1983
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#1013}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#6521 …}
-backRefFieldName: "parent"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#6762 …}
}
-products: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#7709
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#3777
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#1013}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#3106 …}
-backRefFieldName: "category"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#7051 …}
}
-slug: "informatique"
}
"cat-5" => App\Entity\Category^ {#6823
-id: 126
-name: "Écran"
-sort_order: 5
-parent: App\Entity\Category^ {#1013}
-categories: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#7677
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#2904
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#6823}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#6521 …}
-backRefFieldName: "parent"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#6762 …}
}
-products: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#7683
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#6435
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#6823}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#3106 …}
-backRefFieldName: "category"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#7051 …}
}
-slug: "ecran"
}
"cat-6" => App\Entity\Category^ {#2131
-id: 127
-name: "Ordinateur"
-sort_order: 6
-parent: App\Entity\Category^ {#1013}
-categories: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#7681
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#6814
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#2131}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#6521 …}
-backRefFieldName: "parent"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#6762 …}
}

-products: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#7684
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#5216
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#2131}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#3106 …}
-backRefFieldName: "category"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#7051 …}
}
-slug: "ordinateur"
}
"cat-7" => App\Entity\Category^ {#6523
-id: 128
-name: "Souris"
-sort_order: 7
-parent: App\Entity\Category^ {#1013}
-categories: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#7660
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#6629
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#6523}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#6521 …}
-backRefFieldName: "parent"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#6762 …}
}
-products: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#7378
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#6547
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#6523}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#3106 …}
-backRefFieldName: "category"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#7051 …}
}
-slug: "souris"
}
"cat-8" => App\Entity\Category^ {#2501
-id: 129
-name: "Vêtements"
-sort_order: 8
-parent: null
-categories: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#7661
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#1016
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#2501}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#6521 …}
-backRefFieldName: "parent"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#6762 …}
}
-products: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#7636
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#6712
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#2501}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#3106 …}
-backRefFieldName: "category"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#7051 …}
}
-slug: "vetements"
}
"cat-9" => App\Entity\Category^ {#2669
-id: 130
-name: "Maillot"
-sort_order: 9
-parent: App\Entity\Category^ {#2501}
-categories: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#7589
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#6392
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#2669}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#6521 …}
-backRefFieldName: "parent"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#6762 …}
}
-products:

Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#7691
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#4078
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#2669}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#3106 …}
-backRefFieldName: "category"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#7051 …}
}
-slug: "maillot"
}
"cat-10" => App\Entity\Category^ {#6499
-id: 131
-name: "Pantalon"
-sort_order: 10
-parent: App\Entity\Category^ {#2501}
-categories: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#7694
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#1962
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#6499}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#6521 …}
-backRefFieldName: "parent"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#6762 …}
}
-products: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#7697
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#1998
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#6499}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#3106 …}
-backRefFieldName: "category"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#7051 …}
}
-slug: "pantalon"
}
"cat-11" => App\Entity\Category^ {#6217
-id: 132
-name: "Veste"
-sort_order: 11
-parent: App\Entity\Category^ {#2501}
-categories: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#7706
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#786
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#6217}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#6521 …}
-backRefFieldName: "parent"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#6762 …}
}
-products: Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection^ {#7614
#collection: Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection^ {#1987
-elements: []
}
#initialized: true
-snapshot: []
-owner: App\Entity\Category^ {#6217}
-association: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OneToManyAssociationMapping {#3106 …}
-backRefFieldName: "category"
-isDirty: false
-em: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
-typeClass: Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata {#7051 …}
}
-slug: "veste"
}
]
]
-identitiesByClass: array:1 [
"App\Entity\Category" => array:11 [
"cat-1" => array:1 [
"id" => 122
]
"cat-2" => array:1 [
"id" => 123
]
"cat-3" => array:1 [
"id" => 124
]
"cat-4" => array:1 [
"id" => 125
]
"cat-5" => array:1 [
"id" => 126
]
"cat-6" => array:1 [
"id" => 127
]
"cat-7" => array:1 [
"id" => 128
]
"cat-8" => array:1 [
"id" => 129
]
"cat-9" => array:1 [
"id" => 130
]
"cat-10" => array:1 [
"id" => 131
]
"cat-11" => array:1 [
"id" => 132
]

]
]
-manager: Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager^ {#3210 …11}
}
-count: 12
-slugger: Symfony\Component\String\Slugger\AsciiSlugger^ {#1487
-symbolsMap: array:1 [
"en" => array:2 [
"@" => "at"
"&" => "and"
]
]
-emoji: false
-transliterators: array:1 [
"en" => null
]
-defaultLocale: "en"
}
}
```

So the references seems to be OK. But I get that error again when I try a `dd($this->getReference('cat-10', self::class));` instead. :
> Reference to "cat-10" for class "App\DataFixtures\CategoryFixtures" does not exist

So I can't figure out what the \*\*\*\* is going on, and it's been two whole weeks I keep getting stuck with this problem because I cannot find any help anywhere else on the internet.

If someone has any information or solution, thanks in advance !

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Tempest 1.5 is tagged with installable view components, x-markdown, CSRF support, and more
https://tempestphp.com/blog/tempest-1-5

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New to php

Hey there mates,
I will be diving into the world of php so please help me with sources to start learning from (course will be better)
Thanks

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Will Laracon be streamed on YouTube?

As always, I’m excited to see the talks even though I couldn’t make it to the event.

Anyone know if it will be streamed? I tried checking here and Bluesky but didn’t see anything clear on this.

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Laracon US Denver 2025 Live Thread

Use this thread to discuss the happenings of Laracon US 2025:

https://laracon.us/

What is Laracon US?

The flagship Laravel event of the year and the largest PHP conference in the United States is happening July 29–30 in Denver, CO at The Mission Ballroom. Two days of talks, networking, and announcements from the Laravel ecosystem.

Is there a live stream available?

A free livestream is planned via the official Laravel YouTube channel. While every effort will be made to ensure a smooth broadcast, availability is subject to technical considerations.

# 📅 Schedule

# Tuesday, July 29

(All times MDT)

9:30AM – Aaron Francis — You Can Just Do Things
9:55AM – Nuno Maduro — Pest 4
10:25AM – TJ Miller — Prism & AI
10:50AM – Break (Larabelles Meetup)
11:20AM – Mary Perry — Design Patterns in Laravel
11:50AM – Thiery Laverdure — You Should Reinvent the Wheel
12:15PM – Lunch
1:40PM – Chris Morrell — Advanced Eloquent Relations
2:10PM – John Drexler — Building the High Trust Environment
2:35PM – Break
3:00PM – Taylor Otwell & Team — Keynote
5:00PM – Reception
6:00PM – After Party at Number 38

# Wednesday, July 30

(All times MDT)

9:30AM – Evan You — Creator of Vue
10:00AM – Alex Six — Turbocharging Your Laravel Development with the Terminal
10:25AM – Wade Wegner — Laravel Meets AI with DigitalOcean
10:35AM – Break (Meetup Organizer Huddle)
11:05AM – Dave Hicking — AI Will Not Replace You
11:20AM – Zuzana Kunckova — Writing Resilient Code
11:25AM – Dave Kiss — Turning a Next.js Video App into a Laravel Starter Kit
11:50AM – Leah Thompson — Making it Feel Right: Implementing UI Details that Connect
12:15PM – Lunch
1:40PM – Colin DeCarlo — AI and You: Understanding, Watching, and Embracing
2:10PM – Tom Crary — Cloud, Code, and Coke Zero
2:30PM – Caleb Porzio — Livewire 4
2:55PM – Break
3:20PM – Rissa Jackson — Is There Any Problem Git Interactive Rebase Can't Solve?
3:40PM – Will King — A Framework for Ambitious Projects
4:05PM – Hank Taylor & Sam Sappenfield — Laravel Community Update
4:15PM – OSS Panel — Taylor Otwell, Adam Wathan, Jeffrey Way, Evan You

# Reminder — Remain Civil (Rule 2)

Toxicity doesn't ship in r/laravel. No exceptions.

Name-calling, insults, unnecessary profanity, or personal attacks will not be tolerated.

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Unpopular Opinion: PHP Is Actually the Perfect Language for Beginners
https://medium.com/@GilbertTallam/unpopular-opinion-php-is-the-perfect-language-for-beginners-heres-my-story-4c993bf9e153

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