How to use the Laravel Telescope package for performance monitoring



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Laravel Telescope is an elegant debug assistant for Laravel applications. While it is primarily designed for debugging purposes, it can also be used for performance monitoring to some extent. Telescope provides insights into the requests made to your application, exceptions, log entries, database queries, and more.

Here's a step-by-step guide on how to use Laravel Telescope for performance monitoring:

1. Install Telescope

Make sure you have a Laravel project set up. If not, you can create one using the following command:

bash
composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel your-project-name

Navigate to your project directory and install Laravel Telescope using Composer:

bash
composer require laravel/telescope

Run the Telescope installation command:

bash
php artisan telescope:install

Run the Telescope migrations:

bash
php artisan migrate

2. Configure Telescope

Telescope has a configuration file located at config/telescope.php. You can customize the configuration based on your needs.

3. Start Telescope

To start using Telescope, run the following command:

bash
php artisan telescope

This will make Telescope available at http://your-app-url/telescope. You can access this URL in your web browser.

4. Explore Telescope Features

Telescope provides various features that can be useful for performance monitoring:

  • Requests: View information about incoming HTTP requests, including request and response details, timing, and more.

  • Commands: Monitor artisan commands and their execution time.

  • Jobs: Track information about queued jobs, including their status, execution time, and more.

  • Exceptions: View information about exceptions thrown in your application.

  • Logs: Telescope displays your application's log entries in a user-friendly interface.

  • Database: Track database queries, their execution time, and any potential performance bottlenecks.

5. Analyze Performance Data

Telescope provides an interface where you can analyze the data collected. You can identify slow-performing requests, locate performance bottlenecks, and optimize your application accordingly.

6. Customize Telescope Middleware

If you want to selectively monitor certain routes or actions, you can customize the Telescope middleware. By default, it is applied globally, but you can modify the TelescopeServiceProvider to conditionally enable Telescope based on your requirements.

7. Use Telescope in Production

By default, Telescope is only enabled in the local environment. To use Telescope in production, you can modify the configuration in config/telescope.php to allow it to run in production.

Keep in mind that while Telescope is a powerful tool for debugging and monitoring, it may have a performance impact when used in production. Be cautious and monitor your application's performance when enabling Telescope in production environments.

Always refer to the official Laravel Telescope documentation for the most up-to-date information:





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