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Explain event sourcing vs CQRS in large-scale PHP distributed systems and when to use them together.

Updated May 24, 2026

Short answer

Event Sourcing stores state as an immutable log of events, while CQRS separates read and write models for scalability and performance.

Deep explanation

Event Sourcing and CQRS are often used together in high-scale PHP systems where auditability, scalability, and complex domain logic are required.

Event Sourcing:

  • Every state change is stored as an immutable event.
  • Current state is derived by replaying events.

CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation):

  • Write model handles commands (business actions).
  • Read model serves optimized queries (denormalized views).

Combined architecture:

  1. Command enters system.
  2. Domain validates and emits event.
  3. Event stored in event store.
  4. Event projected into read models.

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