Laravel Version Upgrade

This package upgrades an older Laravel app, stuck on Laravel 6, 7, 8 or 9 or even 5.x on Premium, to a supported release that receives security fixes again and runs on a current PHP version. Apps in that state usually block a server PHP upgrade, fail new security scans, or cannot install the package a new feature needs.

The upgrade path

I upgrade one major version at a time, following the official upgrade guide for each, because jumping straight to the latest release hides which change broke what. At each step Composer dependencies are updated, deprecated calls replaced, and the tests run before moving on. Business and Premium also replace abandoned packages with maintained ones and bring config and route files up to the current structure.

• If the app has no tests, I first write smoke tests for login and the main pages, so there is a baseline to compare against.
• Every breaking change I handle is written down with the file it touched, on Business and Premium.
• Premium moves the frontend build from Laravel Mix to Vite and adds feature tests for your main flows.

Keeping the live app safe

All work happens on its own branch in your repository. On Business and Premium the upgraded version runs on staging for you to click through with real accounts, while your live app keeps serving users. Premium includes the production release itself with a written rollback plan, plus two weeks of fixes afterwards.

Acceptance

The upgrade is complete when composer audit is clean or every remaining advisory is explained, the test suite passes on the new versions, and you confirm the pages on your own checklist behave as before. New features and redesigns are separate work; this package keeps behavior the same on newer foundations.