Analysis updated 2026-06-21
Debug a slow Laravel page by seeing exactly which database queries ran and how long each took.
Trace unexpected behavior by inspecting which routes, views, and events fired during a request.
Measure how long specific sections of your PHP code take using custom timing calls.
Monitor cache hits and misses and log messages during a Laravel request.
| fruitcake/laravel-debugbar | bookstackapp/bookstack | easychen/howto-make-more-money | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 19,210 | 18,752 | 18,533 |
| Language | PHP | PHP | PHP |
| Setup difficulty | easy | moderate | easy |
| Complexity | 2/5 | 3/5 | 1/5 |
| Audience | developer | general | pm founder |
Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.
Never enable on a live site, it exposes all internal request data to anyone who can view the page.
Laravel Debugbar is a PHP package that adds a developer toolbar to your Laravel web application during local development. When you are building a Laravel app and something is running slowly or behaving unexpectedly, it is often hard to see what queries the database is running, which views are being loaded, or how long different parts of the request are taking. The debugbar solves this by injecting a visible panel at the bottom of every page you view in your browser, packed with diagnostic information. It shows you all the database queries that ran (including the time each one took and the exact values passed in), which routes and views were used, all log messages, events fired, cache activity, memory usage, and more. You can also add your own timing measurements or log custom messages directly from your PHP code using a simple facade, a clean interface that looks like calling static methods on a class. You would use Laravel Debugbar during local development to debug slow pages, unexpected behavior, or database query issues. It should never be enabled on a live public website because it exposes internal request data. Install it as a development-only dependency via Composer and it automatically activates when your app is in debug mode.
A developer toolbar for Laravel apps that shows database queries, routes, views, logs, and performance timings in a panel at the bottom of your browser, for local debugging only, never on production.
Mainly PHP. The stack also includes PHP, Laravel, Composer.
Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.
Mainly developer.
This repo across BitVibe Labs
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