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01April 25, 2026 · 10 min readArchitecture

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Laravel 13 Multi-tenancy in Production

A production Laravel 13 multi-tenancy guide covering database isolation, tenant routing, queues, analytics, security, and SEO-safe tenant pages.

Laravel 13
SaaS
Multi-tenancy
PostgreSQL
Technical SEO

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This filtered archive keeps related Architecture posts together so the topic is easier to scan before opening a detailed article.

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Architecture decisionsBoundaries, interfaces, ownership, and long-term code shape.
Performance workQueries, workers, profiling, cache behavior, and production speed.
Debugging practiceTrace failures, isolate causes, and make bugs reproducible.
Security reviewsAuth, inputs, uploads, secrets, headers, and release risk.

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15 articles filed under Architecture.

02April 22, 2026 · 12 min readArchitecture

Hexagonal Architecture in PHP: Practical Ports

Builds a complete hexagonal architecture example - domain model, use cases, ports, and adapters for HTTP, CLI, and database.

PHP
Architecture
Hexagonal Architecture
Ports and Adapters

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03April 21, 2026 · 12 min readArchitecture

PHP Data Transfer Objects: Validation, Casting

Shows multiple DTO patterns in PHP, including readonly classes, Spatie DTO package, validation at construction, and collection helpers.

PHP
DTO
Architecture
Immutability

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04April 16, 2026 · 16 min readArchitecture

PHP Refactoring Handbook: How to Modernize Legacy

Systematic approach to legacy PHP modernization - strangler fig pattern, characterization tests, dependency inversion, and incremental upgrades.

PHP
Refactoring
Architecture
Legacy Code

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05October 8, 2025 · 16 min readArchitecture

SOLID Principles in PHP: Practical Examples for Better

Demonstrates each SOLID principle with before/after PHP refactoring examples, showing how they reduce coupling and increase cohesion.

PHP
SOLID
Architecture
Refactoring

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06July 9, 2024 · 14 min readArchitecture

Building Event Sourcing Systems in PHP: A Step-by-Step

Implements an event store, aggregate roots, projectors, and process managers for an event-sourced PHP application from scratch.

PHP
Event Sourcing
Architecture
CQRS

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07May 18, 2024 · 16 min readArchitecture

Elegant APIs: How to Design Interfaces That Feel Obvious

Covers the principles behind intuitive API design - minimal required knowledge, consistent conventions, and interfaces that guide users toward correct usage.

PHP
Architecture
API Design
Interfaces

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08January 14, 2024 · 13 min readArchitecture

Design Patterns in PHP: Factory, Strategy, Observer

Code-heavy tutorial implementing GoF design patterns in modern PHP 8.x with interface-first design and practical use cases.

PHP
Design Patterns
Architecture
OOP

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09October 14, 2023 · 16 min readArchitecture

Functional Thinking as a Path to Simpler Code: Pure

Explains how functional programming ideas - pure functions, no side effects, immutable data - produce code that is dramatically easier to reason about.

PHP
Architecture
Functional Programming
Immutability

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Archive overview

Architecture notes with production context.

Production contextArticles focus on live-application problems: slow queries, fragile releases, unclear ownership, failed jobs, admin workflow friction, and code paths that are hard to review.
Implementation detailThe archive favors concrete Laravel and PHP decisions: Eloquent, Blade, queues, Filament, testing, security, structured data, deployment checks, and operational cleanup.
Discovery surfaceEvery listing keeps a stable URL, excerpt, date, reading time, local responsive image, category, tags, RSS entry, sitemap entry, and local search-index data.