maintenance

Maintenance mode gracefully takes applications offline for updates without showing errors. The php artisan down command activates maintenance mode, showing a default or custom view. The --secret option creates bypass tokens for testing. The --retry he

VACUUM reclaims storage from dead tuples. Updates and deletes leave dead rows—VACUUM removes them. Autovacuum runs automatically but needs tuning. VACUUM FULL rewrites entire table—requires lock, reclaims most space. Understanding bloat prevents perfo