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Implementing CQRS in PHP: Separating Commands and Queries for Scalability

01April 25, 2023 · 14 min readArchitecture

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Implementing CQRS in PHP: Separating Commands and Queries

Walks through a PHP CQRS implementation - command/query buses, read models, projections, and eventual consistency trade-offs.

PHP
CQRS
Architecture
Message Bus
Read Models

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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.

11November 29, 2022 · 14 min readArchitecture

Simple Abstractions vs Leaky Ones: How to Tell

Defines what makes an abstraction genuinely useful versus one that forces callers to understand its internals to use it correctly.

PHP
Architecture
Abstractions
Interfaces

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12June 3, 2022 · 15 min readArchitecture

Event-Driven Architecture in PHP: Events, Listeners

Implements a simple in-process event bus in PHP, then scales to RabbitMQ and Symfony Messenger for distributed event processing.

PHP
Architecture
Events
RabbitMQ

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13November 30, 2021 · 16 min readArchitecture

Designing a Clean PHP Architecture: Hexagonal, Onion

Contrasts architectural patterns, shows PHP project layouts for each, and explains the dependency rule and port/adapter separation.

PHP
Architecture
Clean Architecture
Hexagonal Architecture

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14May 6, 2021 · 17 min readArchitecture

Domain-Driven Design in PHP: Entities, Value Objects

Introduces DDD tactical patterns, showing how to model complex domains with PHP classes while keeping business logic framework-agnostic.

PHP
DDD
Architecture
Domain Modeling

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15April 7, 2020 · 11 min readArchitecture

Master PHP Dependency Injection: A Practical Guide

Explains constructor, setter, and interface injection with concrete examples, showing how DI improves testability and flexibility.

PHP
Dependency Injection
Architecture
Testing

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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.