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Debug Laravel in production beyond dd() and Log::info(). Use Telescope, live breakpoints, distributed tracing, and performance profiling.

Set up OpenTelemetry in Laravel step by step. Install the PHP SDK, configure TraceKit as your backend, add custom spans, and verify trace exports.

Step-by-step guide to debugging production without redeploying. Set up live breakpoints for PHP, Node.js, Go, and Python in minutes.

Fix intermittent 500 errors systematically. Reproduce, investigate logs, trace requests, and capture application state to find the root cause.

Why production logs never have what you need and how to fix it. Replace reactive logging with live breakpoints and tracing to cut debug time by 80%.

Debug Spring Boot in production beyond logging. Use live breakpoints, distributed tracing, database monitoring, and AI alerts without redeploying.

Debug Django apps in production without DEBUG=True or redeploying. Use live breakpoints, flame graphs, and distributed tracing to fix issues in real time.

New Relic alternative for bootstrapped startups. Distributed tracing and live debugging starting at $29/month instead of $500+. 5-minute setup.

Your API threw a 500 at 3 AM. A systematic approach to diagnose, trace, and fix production API errors without the panic and guesswork.

Sentry vs TraceKit compared: error tracking vs full production debugging. Feature-by-feature comparison with pricing, setup time, and use case guidance.

Get production visibility without the Datadog bill. Free-tier APM setup with OpenTelemetry for freelancers and small teams who need traces, not invoices.