How to check the Laravel version using CLI / command prompt and files on Windows or Linux
There are two ways to find the version of your Laravel application . You can either find it by running a command via CLI/ Command Prompt or you can check Laravel version in source files of your Laravel installation.
Using Command
Using command line CLI / Command prompt to find Laravel version
Open the terminal / cmd on your system. Now change directory to the web root directory of the Laravel installation and then run the following command to check the Laravel version.
On Linux
$php artisan --version
On Winows
c:\xampp\htdocs\laravel_application>php artisan --version
Using Source Files
Open below file in your laravel system using your favourit text editor. /vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php
Find laravel version using source files
History of Laravel Releases
| Version | Release | Bug Fixes Until | Security Fixes Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| V1 | June 2011 | – | – |
| V2 | September 2011 | – | – |
| v3 | February 2012 | – | – |
| v4 | May 2013 | – | – |
| 5.0 | Feb 4th, 2015 | Aug 4th, 2015 | Feb 4th, 2016 |
| 5.1 (LTS) | Jun 9th, 2015 | Jun 9th, 2017 | Jun 9th, 2018 |
| 5.2 | Dec 21st, 2015 | Jun 21st, 2016 | Dec 21st, 2016 |
| 5.3 | Aug 23rd, 2016 | Feb 23rd, 2017 | Aug 23rd, 2017 |
| 5.4 | Jan 24th, 2017 | Jul 24th, 2017 | Jan 24th, 2018 |
| 5.5 (LTS) | Aug 30th, 2017 | Aug 30th, 2019 | Aug 30th, 2020 |
| 5.6 | Feb 7th, 2018 | Aug 7th, 2018 | Feb 7th, 2019 |
| 5.7 | Sep 4, 2018 | Feb 4th, 2019 | Sep 4th, 2019 |
| 5.8 | Feb 26th, 2019 | Aug 26th, 2019 | Feb 26th, 2020 |
| 6.0 (LTS) | Sept 3rd, 2019 | Sept 3rd, 2021 | Sept 3rd, 2022 |
More in for about versions : https://laravel-news.com/laravel-release-process
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