Features of Laravel Octane

Laravel Octane is a package that supercharges your Laravel application by leveraging high-performance application servers such as Swoole and RoadRunner. It helps in improving the performance of Laravel applications by keeping the application in memory between requests, significantly reducing the overhead of bootstrapping Laravel for every request.

Key Features of Laravel Octane

• High performance: Keeps the Laravel application in memory between requests.
• Concurrency: Handles multiple requests concurrently.
• WebSockets: Built-in support for WebSockets.
• Long-running tasks: Suitable for long-running tasks and background jobs.
• Hot reloading: Automatically reloads your application when file changes are detected.

Installing Laravel Octane

1. Install Laravel Octane First, you need to install Laravel Octane using Composer:

   composer require laravel/octane

2. Install Octane Service Provider Next, publish the Octane configuration file and install the Octane service provider:

   php artisan vendor:publish --tag=octane-config
   php artisan octane:install
   

3. Choose Your Server You can choose either Swoole or RoadRunner as your server. To install Swoole, you can use the following command:

   
   composer require swoole/ide-helper
   

   For RoadRunner, you need to install the RoadRunner binary:

   
   composer require spiral/roadrunner
   

Running Laravel Octane

After installation, you can start your Laravel Octane server using the following Artisan commands:

• Swoole:

  
  php artisan octane:start --server=swoole
  

• RoadRunner:

  
  php artisan octane:start --server=roadrunner
  

Configuring Laravel Octane

The Octane configuration file (config/octane.php) contains various settings that you can adjust according to your requirements. Some key configurations include:

• Server: Choose between swoole or roadrunner.
• Workers: Number of worker processes.
• Task Workers: Number of task workers.
• Max Requests: Maximum number of requests a worker can handle before being recycled.
• Tick Interval: Frequency at which the Octane server checks for new tasks.

Example Configuration

Here's an example configuration for Swoole:

return [
    'server' => env('OCTANE_SERVER', 'swoole'),
    'workers' => env('OCTANE_WORKERS', 8),
    'task_workers' => env('OCTANE_TASK_WORKERS', 8),
    'max_requests' => env('OCTANE_MAX_REQUESTS', 1000),
    'tick_interval' => env('OCTANE_TICK_INTERVAL', 10),
];

Using Laravel Octane

With Laravel Octane, you can use the same Laravel syntax and features, but with better performance. Here are a few tips to optimize your application with Octane:

1. Stateless Services: Ensure your services are stateless. Avoid using static properties to store state.
2. Service Providers: Be cautious with service providers. Ensure they don't hold state between requests.
3. Caching: Use caching for data that doesn't change frequently.
4. Database Connections: Optimize your database connections and queries.

Conclusion

Laravel Octane can significantly boost the performance of your Laravel application by leveraging high-performance application servers like Swoole and RoadRunner. By following the installation and configuration steps, you can easily integrate Octane into your Laravel project and start experiencing improved performance and concurrency.

For more detailed information, refer to the official Laravel Octane documentation.