A Comprehensive Guide to Finding Your Laravel Version

Laravel provides an option to use the php artisan command to determine the exact version of Laravel being used in your application.

In this article, we will explore how to use the -v or --version option to retrieve the current version of your Laravel application.

Get Laravel Version with --version Option

This command displays the version of the Laravel application.

Syntax

php artisan --version

Example Output:

Laravel Framework 11.0.8

You can also use the php artisan command without any options to retrieve a list of all supported commands, which includes version information.

Additional Methods to Check Laravel Version

1. Using php artisan about: This command provides not only the Laravel version but also other useful project information (available in Laravel 9.21 and later).

php artisan about

2. Via Composer: You can check your Laravel version directly from your terminal with:

composer show laravel/framework

3. In Code: You can access the Laravel version programmatically:

   echo app()->version();
   

4. In composer.json: Check for the required Laravel version in your composer.json file:

"require": {
    "laravel/framework": "^11.0"
}

5. Source Code: You can find the exact version in the source code by looking for the VERSION constant in:

vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php

Happy coding! 😄

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