Duration 5 Days – 35 hrs

Overview

This advanced-level bootcamp is designed for teams building large-scale or mission-critical Laravel systems. It focuses on performance optimization, advanced architecture patterns, API security, async processing using queues, caching, real-world testing, and production-grade deployment strategies.

Objectives

• Architect scalable Laravel applications using clean patterns
• Optimize queries and overall app performance
• Implement caching strategies and background jobs
• Build secure APIs and protect against common attacks
• Write automated tests and apply CI-ready practices
• Apply production monitoring and deployment strategies

Target Audience

• Mid-level to senior Laravel developers
• Technical leads / full-stack engineers
• Teams maintaining production Laravel apps
• Companies building fintech/banking/internal enterprise apps

Prerequisites 

• Strong Laravel experience (CRUD + auth + relationships)
• Can build web apps independently
• Familiar with Git workflow (branching, pull requests)

Course Outline 

Module 1:  Advanced Architecture Patterns

• Fat model vs service layer
• Repository pattern (pros/cons)
• Domain-driven design (practical lightweight approach)
• SOLID principles in Laravel
• Clean controllers + action classes

Module 2:  Advanced APIs (Security + Structure)

• API versioning approach
• API auth (Sanctum deep dive)
• Rate limiting & throttling
• Secure headers + CORS
• Standard response format pattern

Module 3:  Queues, Jobs, Events & Notifications

• Sync vs async processing
• Queues + workers setup
• Jobs and retry strategies
• Events/listeners patterns
• Mail + notifications use cases

Module 4:  Performance Tuning & Optimization

• Query profiling and debugging
• Indexing strategy basics
• Reducing N+1 and heavy loads
• Caching layers:
  • Cache drivers overview
  • Query caching
  • Response caching

• Laravel Octane overview (optional)

Module 5:  Testing & Quality Engineering

• PHPUnit or Pest (recommended)
• Feature tests vs unit tests
• Database testing strategies
• Mocking services
• Testing APIs + authorization

Module 6: Security Hardening (Practical)

• OWASP risks in Laravel apps
• Validation & sanitization strategies
• Preventing SQL injection and mass assignment issues
• Secure file upload handling
• Audit logs and activity tracking

Module 7:  DevOps + Production Readiness

• Laravel logs + monitoring strategy
• Error tracking workflow
• Scheduled tasks + cron
• Deployment options:
  • Shared hosting vs VPS
  • Docker basics for Laravel
  • CI/CD flow overview
• Backup, rollback, and release checklist

Advanced Capstone Project (Engineering-Style)

Build a scalable system module set:

• Multi-role app with audit logs
• Queue-enabled notifications + email
• API-first module with secure token auth
• Test coverage + deployment plan