Eloquent Relationships Deep Dive
In this series, we'll unlock the full power of Eloquent relationships, from the basics of hasOne and belongsToMany to polymorphic magic and performance tuning. Whether you're building a blog or architecting a multi-tenant SaaS, understanding how your models connect is critical. Let's get relational.
Series episodes
One-to-One Relationships
25m 13sMaster Eloquent one-to-one relationships: define models, enforce DB constraints, set defaults, and handle related data efficiently in Laravel.
One-to-Many Relationships
13m 16sMaster Eloquent one-to-many: build schema, define relations, seed data and eager-load filtered tasks with practical examples and clear steps.
Many-to-Many Relationships
37m 59sMaster Eloquent many-to-many relationships: use belongsToMany, manage pivot data, and create custom pivot models to organize logic and associations.
Has Many Through
12m 10sLearn Eloquent's hasManyThrough to access deep related data via an intermediate model, simplifying complex queries into one expressive relation.
Polymorphic Relationships
13m 11sMaster Eloquent polymorphic relationships: set up morphOne and morphMany so one model can belong to many types via a single table.
Many-to-Many Polymorphic Relationships
10m 38sMaster many-to-many polymorphic relations: attach tags to multiple models using morphToMany and morphedByMany with a single pivot table.
Eager Loading and Aggregate Functions
10m 51sSpeed up Laravel Eloquent with eager loading: constrained & lazy eager, count relations, and use withSum/withAvg to run efficient aggregate queries.
Smarter Eager Loading
7m 44sEnd the N+1 problem and boost Eloquent performance by mastering smart eager loading and lazy-loading techniques in Laravel.
