Understanding Laravel N+1 Query Issue and Lazy Loading Prevention

  • N+1 query problem in Laravel is a common performance issue.
  • Laravel has a feature to prevent lazy loading to tackle this issue.
  • This feature doesn't always work, especially when there's only one record in the database or none at all.
  • The prevention works on the data, not on the structure of the code.
  • To make this feature work effectively, test the page with real data and enable lazy loading prevention in the tests.

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