How to Upgrade My Laravel Project to Latest Version?

Hi dev,

Upgrading a Laravel project to the latest version involves a series of steps to ensure a smooth transition and minimize any potential issues. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to upgrade your Laravel project to the latest version

Guide to upgrading Laravel project to the latest version, including step-by-step instructions for optimization and upgrade to the latest Laravel framework version.

Let's see the following steps:

Step 1: Update PHP version

PHP 8.1 is the minimum-required PHP version in Laravel 10. Some PHP 8.1 features, such as readonly properties and array_is_list, are used in Laravel 10.

sudo update-alternatives --config php

Step 2: Composer Version Update

Laravel 10 requires Composer 2.2. 0 or greater. If you using a lower version, uninstall and install a new version. We already have the composer version above 2.2.

sudo composer self-update 2.1.3
sudo composer self-update 2.5.8	

Step 3: Update Composer Dependencies

composer.json

{
    "name": "laravel/laravel",
    "description": "The Laravel Framework.",
    "keywords": ["framework", "laravel"],
    "license": "MIT",
    "type": "project",
    "require": {
        "php": "^8.1",
        "intervention/image": "^2.3",
        "laravel/framework": "^10.10",
        "laravel/tinker": "^2.8",
        "laravel/ui": "^4.2",
        "laravelcollective/html": "^6.4",
        "maatwebsite/excel": "^3.1",
        "yajra/laravel-datatables-oracle": "^10.8"
    },
    "require-dev": {
        "filp/whoops": "^2.14",
        "fzaninotto/faker": "^1.4",
        "mockery/mockery": "^1.0",
        "nunomaduro/collision": "^6.3",
        "phpunit/phpunit": "^10.1"
    },
    "autoload": {
        "classmap": [
            "database/seeders",
            "database/factories"
        ],
        "psr-4": {
            "App\\": "app/"

        },
        "files": [
            "app/Http/helpers.php"
        ]
    },
    "autoload-dev": {
        "psr-4": {
            "Tests\\": "tests/"
        }
    },
    "extra": {
        "laravel": {
            "dont-discover": [
            ]
        }
    },
    "scripts": {
        "post-root-package-install": [
            "@php -r \"file_exists('.env') || copy('.env.example', '.env');\""
        ],
        "post-create-project-cmd": [
            "@php artisan key:generate"
        ],
        "post-autoload-dump": [
            "Illuminate\\Foundation\\ComposerScripts::postAutoloadDump",
            "@php artisan package:discover"
        ]
    },
    "config": {
        "preferred-install": "dist",
        "sort-packages": true,
        "optimize-autoloader": true
    },
    "minimum-stability": "dev",
    "prefer-stable": true
}
	

Step 4: Laravel - Class "Fideloper\Proxy\TrustProxies" not found

composer require fideloper/proxy	

Step 5: Composer Update

compose update 	

Run Laravel App:

All the required steps have been done, now you have to type the given below command and hit enter to run the Laravel app:

php artisan serve	

Now, Go to your web browser, type the given URL and view the app output:

http://localhost:8000/	

I hope it can help you...