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📅 Released March 17, 2026 \u00a0 | \u00a0 🐘 PHP 8.3+ \u00a0 | \u00a0 🔒 Security support until 2028<\/span><\/p>\n


\nINTRODUCTION<\/b><\/p>\n

What Is Laravel?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Laravel is a <\/span>PHP web application framework<\/b> built around expressive, elegant syntax. It provides routing, authentication, queues, Eloquent ORM, Blade templates, MVC architecture, and caching out of the box \u2014 so developers can focus on building great products. To learn more, visit the <\/span>iCoderz Laravel blog<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

See our guide on <\/span>what makes Laravel the most popular PHP framework.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
WHAT IS LARAVEL USED FOR?<\/b><\/p>\n

Laravel powers full-stack web apps, REST & JSON APIs, SaaS platforms, e-commerce systems, CMS backends, real-time event systems, and \u2014 as of Laravel 13 \u2014 AI-powered agent applications with built-in semantic search and multi-modal generation.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In 2026, PHP is <\/span>not outdated.<\/b> PHP 8.3+ is modern, performant, and type-safe. With the right setup, Laravel can <\/span>scale to hundreds of millions of requests per month<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

RELEASE STATUS<\/b><\/p>\n

Is Laravel 13 Released?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Yes \u2014 <\/span>Laravel 13 is officially released.<\/b> It launched on <\/span>March 17, 2026<\/b>, following Laravel’s annual Q1 cadence. It is stable and production-ready. Read the <\/span>official Laravel 13 release notes<\/span><\/a> for the full changelog.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
v10<\/b><\/p>\n

Feb 14, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n

End of Life<\/span><\/td>\n

v11<\/b><\/p>\n

Mar 12, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n

Security Only<\/span><\/td>\n

v12<\/b><\/p>\n

Feb 24, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n

Active Support<\/span><\/td>\n

v13<\/b><\/p>\n

Mar 17, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2605 Latest<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS<\/b><\/p>\n

Laravel 13 System Requirements<\/b><\/h2>\n

Before installing, confirm your environment meets these requirements:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Requirement<\/b><\/th>\nMinimum<\/b><\/th>\nNotes<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
PHP<\/b><\/td>\n8.3 minimum<\/span><\/td>\nPHP 8.3, 8.4, and 8.5 are all supported. PHP 8.1 & 8.2 dropped.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Composer<\/b><\/td>\n2.x<\/span><\/td>\nPHP dependency manager<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Node.js \/ Bun<\/b><\/td>\nCurrent LTS<\/span><\/td>\nRequired for compiling frontend assets via Vite<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Database<\/b><\/td>\n\u2014<\/span><\/td>\nSQLite (default, zero-config), MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, SQL Server<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHP Extensions<\/b><\/td>\n\u2014<\/span><\/td>\nBCMath, Ctype, cURL, DOM, Fileinfo, JSON, Mbstring, OpenSSL, PCRE, PDO, Tokenizer, XML<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pgvector (optional)<\/b><\/td>\n\u2014<\/span><\/td>\nPostgreSQL + pgvector \u2014 required only for AI vector search features<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

04 \u2014 WHAT’S NEW<\/b><\/p>\n

All New Features in Laravel 13 (Latest Version)<\/b><\/h2>\n

Laravel 13 continues <\/span>Laravel’s evolution as the leading PHP framework<\/span><\/a> with a sharp focus on <\/span>AI-native workflows<\/b>, stronger security defaults, and more expressive developer APIs.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Laravel AI SDK<\/b><\/p>\n

A first-party, provider-agnostic SDK for text generation, tool-calling agents, embeddings, image synthesis, and audio generation. Build AI features without being locked into a single provider.<\/span><\/p>\n

[NEW]\u00a0 [AI]\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Semantic \/ Vector Search<\/b><\/p>\n

Native vector query support in the query builder. Run semantic similarity searches against embeddings using PostgreSQL + pgvector \u2014 no external library needed.<\/span><\/p>\n

[NEW]\u00a0 [AI]\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

JSON:API Resources<\/b><\/p>\n

First-party JSON:API spec-compliant responses \u2014 resource serialization, relationship inclusion, sparse fieldsets, links, and correct response headers out of the box.<\/span><\/p>\n

[NEW]\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Enhanced CSRF \u2014 PreventRequestForgery<\/b><\/p>\n

CSRF middleware formalized as PreventRequestForgery, adding origin-aware request verification while staying fully backwards-compatible with token-based CSRF.<\/span><\/p>\n

[NEW]\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Queue Routing by Class<\/b><\/p>\n

Define default queue\/connection rules for specific job classes in one central place with Queue::route() \u2014 no more scattered per-job configuration.<\/span><\/p>\n

[NEW]\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Expanded PHP Attributes<\/b><\/p>\n

More attribute support: #[Middleware], #[Authorize], #[Tries], #[Backoff], #[Timeout], #[FailOnTimeout] \u2014 across controllers, jobs, Eloquent, events, validation, and notifications.<\/span><\/p>\n

[NEW]\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Cache::touch() \u2014 TTL Extension<\/b><\/p>\n

Extend an existing cache entry’s TTL without fetching and re-storing the value. Perfect for sliding-expiration use cases.<\/span><\/p>\n

[NEW]\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

MCP Server Support<\/b><\/p>\n

First-party support for Model Context Protocol (MCP) \u2014 enabling Laravel apps to expose tools and resources to AI agents in a standardised way.<\/span><\/p>\n

[NEW]\u00a0 [AI]\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Laravel Boost<\/b><\/p>\n

A dev-only package that gives AI coding agents (Cursor, Claude Code) Laravel-specific context and 17,000+ pieces of vectorized docs to generate accurate, version-specific Laravel code.<\/span><\/p>\n

[NEW]\u00a0 [AI]\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

🐘\u00a0 PHP 8.3 Minimum<\/b><\/p>\n

PHP 8.1 and 8.2 support is dropped. The PHP 8.3 baseline unlocks typed class constants, readonly classes, and improved runtime performance.<\/span><\/p>\n

[UPDATED]\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

1. Laravel AI SDK \u2014 Code Examples<\/b><\/p>\n

Text generation & agents:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
PHP<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
use App\\Ai\\Agents\\SalesCoach;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$response = SalesCoach::make()->prompt(‘Analyze this sales transcript…’);<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
return (string) $response;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Image generation:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
PHP<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
use Laravel\\Ai\\Image;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$image = Image::of(‘A donut sitting on the kitchen counter’)->generate();<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$raw = (string) $image;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Audio generation:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
PHP<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
use Laravel\\Ai\\Audio;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$audio = Audio::of(‘I love coding with Laravel.’)->generate();<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Embeddings \u2014 directly from the Str helper:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
PHP<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
use Illuminate\\Support\\Str;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$embeddings = Str::of(‘Napa Valley has great wine.’)->toEmbeddings();<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

2. Semantic \/ Vector Search<\/b><\/h3>\n

The query builder gains whereVectorSimilarTo(), enabling semantic similarity searches:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
PHP \u2014 QUERY BUILDER<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$documents = DB::table(‘documents’)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 ->whereVectorSimilarTo(’embedding’, ‘Best wineries in Napa Valley’)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 ->limit(10)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 ->get();<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

3. Queue Routing by Class<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
PHP \u2014 APPSERVICEPROVIDER<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
use Illuminate\\Support\\Facades\\Queue;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
use App\\Jobs\\ProcessPodcast;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Queue::route(ProcessPodcast::class, connection: ‘redis’, queue: ‘podcasts’);<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

4. Expanded PHP Attributes<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
PHP \u2014 CONTROLLER WITH ATTRIBUTES<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
#[Middleware(‘auth’)]<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
class CommentController<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
{<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 #[Middleware(‘subscribed’)]<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 #[Authorize(‘create’, [Comment::class, ‘post’])]<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 public function store(Post $post)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 {<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/\/ clean, declarative, no boilerplate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 }<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
}<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

5. Cache::touch()<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
PHP<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/\/ Extend TTL without fetching the value<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cache::touch(‘session-data’, now()->addMinutes(30));<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

COMPARISON<\/b><\/p>\n

Laravel 13 vs Laravel 12 \u2014 What Changed?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Wondering whether it’s worth upgrading? Here’s a side-by-side comparison with <\/span>what changed since Laravel 12<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature \/ Area<\/b><\/th>\nLaravel 12<\/b><\/th>\nLaravel 13<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Minimum PHP<\/b><\/td>\nPHP 8.2<\/td>\nPHP 8.3 required<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AI SDK<\/b><\/td>\nNot included<\/td>\n✅ First-party AI SDK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Semantic \/ Vector Search<\/b><\/td>\nNot included<\/td>\n✅ whereVectorSimilarTo()<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JSON:API Resources<\/b><\/td>\nNot included<\/td>\n✅ First-party support<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MCP Support<\/b><\/td>\nNot included<\/td>\n✅ First-party MCP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Queue Routing by Class<\/b><\/td>\nNot included<\/td>\n✅ Queue::route()<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHP Attributes<\/b><\/td>\nLimited<\/td>\n✅ Expanded (10+ new)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CSRF Middleware<\/b><\/td>\nVerifyCsrfToken<\/td>\n✅ PreventRequestForgery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cache::touch()<\/b><\/td>\nNot included<\/td>\n✅ Available<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laravel Boost (AI)<\/b><\/td>\nNot included<\/td>\n✅ Available<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breaking Changes<\/b><\/td>\nMinimal<\/td>\nMinimal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

INSTALLATION<\/b><\/p>\n

How to Install Laravel 13 (Step-by-Step)<\/b><\/h2>\n

Two options: the Laravel Installer CLI (recommended) or Laravel Herd (native GUI for macOS & Windows).<\/span><\/p>\n

Step 1 \u2014 Install PHP 8.3+, Composer & the Laravel Installer<\/b><\/h3>\n

The fastest way \u2014 a single command installs everything:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
MACOS<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/bin\/bash -c “$(curl -fsSL https:\/\/php.new\/install\/mac\/8.4)”<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LINUX<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/bin\/bash -c “$(curl -fsSL https:\/\/php.new\/install\/linux\/8.4)”<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WINDOWS POWERSHELL (RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString(‘https:\/\/php.new\/install\/windows\/8.4’))<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Already have PHP & Composer? Just install the Laravel installer:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
COMPOSER<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
composer global require laravel\/installer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Step 2 \u2014 Create a New Laravel 13 Project<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
TERMINAL<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
laravel new my-app<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Step 3 \u2014 Install Assets & Start the Dev Server<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
TERMINAL<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cd my-app<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
npm install && npm run build<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
composer run dev<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Your app is now live at http:\/\/localhost:8000<\/span><\/p>\n

Step 4 \u2014 Configure Your Database<\/b><\/h3>\n

Laravel 13 uses SQLite by default (zero setup). To switch to MySQL or PostgreSQL:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
.ENV<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DB_CONNECTION=mysql<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DB_PORT=3306<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DB_DATABASE=laravel<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DB_USERNAME=root<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DB_PASSWORD=<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ARTISAN<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
php artisan migrate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Step 5 \u2014 (Optional) Install Laravel Boost<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
COMPOSER<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
composer require laravel\/boost –dev<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
php artisan boost:install<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
PREFER A GUI? USE LARAVEL HERD<\/b><\/p>\n

Laravel Herd is a native macOS and Windows app that bundles PHP, Nginx, and the Laravel CLI in one install \u2014 no terminal required. See the official Laravel 13 installation docs at laravel.com\/docs\/13.x\/installation<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

LARAVEL 13 UPDATE<\/b><\/p>\n

How to Upgrade \/ Update to Laravel 13<\/b><\/h2>\n

The Laravel team focused on keeping this a low-effort upgrade. Key steps:<\/span><\/p>\n