Laravel 13: Testing and cache

Create a feature test

Generate a feature test in the tests directory.

php artisan make:test PostTest

Run tests

Run the project's automated test suite.

php artisan test

Clear optimized caches

Clear cached bootstrap files produced by Laravel's optimization commands.

php artisan optimize:clear

Cache configuration for deployment

Combine configuration files into a cached file for production.

php artisan config:cache

Caution: After caching configuration, access environment values through config files rather than calling env() elsewhere.