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6 articles tagged upgrade, sorted newest first.
PHP 8.6 Changes Your Session Defaults: What Breaks in a Laravel App
PHP 8.6 turns on session strict mode, HttpOnly and SameSite=Lax by default. Most Laravel apps shrug. Four specific integrations do not.
Upgrading a Laravel App to PHP 8.6: Deprecations, Session Defaults and a CI Checklist
PHP 8.6 lands on 19 November 2026. Here's the ordered checklist I run on Laravel apps — CI first, deprecations second, production runtime last.
Upgrade a Laravel App from Tailwind v3 to v4 with the Official Upgrade Tool
Tailwind v4 is a rewrite: Rust engine, no tailwind.config.js, renamed gradient and shadow scales. Here is the exact upgrade path I took on a production Laravel app, with the gotchas the upgrade tool will not catch for you.
PHP 8.5 Deprecations Cheat Sheet: What to Fix Before Upgrading
PHP 8.5 ships with a batch of deprecations that will become hard errors in PHP 9.0. Here's the complete list with one-line fixes and a Rector command to automate the scan.
Upgrading From Laravel 12 to Laravel 13: The Practical Guide
The Laravel 13 upgrade is mostly painless: but three config areas will silently change how your app behaves if you skip them. Here's what actually changed and what's worth adopting.
Upgrading from Livewire 3 to Livewire 4: A Practical Migration Guide
Livewire 4 shipped in early 2026 with SFCs, smarter wire:model, and a leaner Volt story. Here's how to upgrade a real app without surprises.