How We Scaled Our Laravel + PostgreSQL Database with PgBouncer (A Real-World Story)
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A healthcare platform running Laravel 11 and PostgreSQL hit a wall with too many database connections during peak traffic. Switching from PgBouncer's session mode to transaction mode — combined with emulated PDO prepares, custom boolean casts, and separate connections for migrations — reduced connection pressure dramatically and eliminated FATAL errors under load.
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