Laravel 9 is here after it has been rescheduled from September 2021 to February 9, 2022. It\u2019s the first long-term support (LTS) release to be introduced following the 12-month release cycle. You may be familiar with the fact that Laravel transitioned to yearly releases with the release of Laravel 8. Before that, major versions were released every six months. The goal of this transition is to ease the maintenance burden on the community and challenge the Laravel development team to ship more powerful new features without introducing breaking changes. That\u2019s why they have shipped a variety of robust features to Laravel 8 without breaking backward compatibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The commitment to ship great new features during the current release is most likely to lead to future “major” releases being mainly used for “maintenance” tasks with the likes of upgrading upstream dependencies. All that, of course, can be seen in these release notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Focus on building your project and apps and leave the server management to FastComet. With FastComet Managed Laravel Hosting<\/a> you have the option to install Laravel applications included in the package, and there are no extra fees applied.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n Table of Contents:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Laravel 9 carries on the torch with the improvements made in Laravel 8.x. The new version introduces improved Since Laravel 9 requires Symfony 6.0 and it has a minimum requirement of PHP 8.0<\/a>, that means Laravel 9 carries this same requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The A new artisan Thanks to Chris Morrell, Laravel 9 features a new Query Builder Interface. See this merged PR<\/a> for all the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The lack of a shared interface or inheritance between This feature adds a new Since PHP 8 is now the minimum, Tom Schlick has submitted a PR<\/a> to move to using Previous releases of Laravel have utilized the Swift Mailer<\/a> library to send outgoing emails. Nevertheless, that library is no longer maintained and has been succeeded by Symfony Mailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For further info, review the upgrade guide<\/a> to learn more about ensuring that your application is compatible with Symfony Mailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Laravel 9 upgrades the upstream Flysystem dependency to Flysystem 3.x. Flysystem powers all of the filesystem interactions offered by the Storage<\/strong> facade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Laravel 9 offers a new way to define Eloquent accessors and mutators. In previous Laravel releases, the only way to define accessors and mutators was by defining prefixed methods on your model like so:<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, in Laravel 9, you may define an accessor and mutator using a single, non-prefixed method by type-hinting a return type of use Additionally, this new approach to defining accessors caches object values that are returned by the attribute, just like custom cast classes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n PHP 8.1 introduces support for Enums<\/a>. Laravel 9 introduces the ability to type-hint an Enum on your route definition, and Laravel will only invoke the route if that route segment is a valid <\/p>\n\n\n\n Enum value in the URI. Otherwise, an HTTP 404 Error response will be returned automatically. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may define a route that will only be invoked if the Now you have the option to use the controller method for defining the common controller for all routes within the group. When defining the routes, you only need to provide the controller method that they invoke:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Note: Eloquent now allows you to cast your attribute values to PHP enums. To accomplish this, you may specify the attribute and enum you wish to cast in your model’s After you have defined the cast on your model, the specified attribute will be automatically cast to and from an enum when you interact with the attribute:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In previous Laravel releases, you may wish to scope the second Eloquent model in a route definition such that it must be a child of the previous Eloquent model. For example, consider this route definition that retrieves a blog post by slug for a specific user:<\/p>\n\n\n\n When using a custom keyed implicit binding as a nested route parameter, Laravel now automatically scopes the query to retrieve the nested model by its parent using conventions to guess the relationship name on the parent. This behavior was only previously supported by Laravel when a custom key was used for the child route binding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, in Laravel 9, you may instruct Laravel to scope “child” bindings even when a custom key is not provided. To do so, you may invoke the scopeBindings method when defining your route:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, you may instruct an entire group of route definitions to use scoped bindings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Laravel Breeze starter kit received an “API” scaffolding mode and complimentary Next.js<\/a> frontend implementation<\/a>. You may use this starter kit scaffolding to jump-start those Laravel applications that are serving as a backend, Laravel Sanctum authenticated API for a JavaScript frontend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If your application interacts with small to medium-sized databases or has a light workload, you may now use Scout’s “database” engine instead of a dedicated search service such as Algolia or MeiliSerach. The database engine will use “where like” clauses and full text indexes when filtering results from your existing database to determine the applicable search results for your query.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When using MariaDB or PostgreSQL, the Additionally, the Sometimes you may need to transform a raw Blade template<\/strong> string into valid HTML. You can accomplish that by using the render method provided by the Blade facade<\/strong>. The render method accepts the Blade template string and an optional array of data to provide to the template:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although not exclusive to Laravel 9, Laravel has recently assisted with the documentation of Soketi, a Laravel Echo compatible Web Socket server written for Node.js<\/a>. Soketi provides a great, open source alternative to Pusher and Ably for those applications that prefer to manage their own Web Socket server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Note: Laravel now includes pagination views built using Bootstrap 5<\/a>. To use these views instead of the default Tailwind views, you may call the paginator’s useBootstrapFive method within the boot method of your Ignition, the open source exception debug page created by Spatie, has been redesigned from the ground up. The new and improved Ignition ships with Laravel 9 and includes light\/dark themes, customizable “open in editor” functionality, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Laravel 9 introduces two new, convenient helper functions that you may use in your own application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The If no argument is provided to the str function, the function returns an instance of Illuminate\\Support\\Str:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The If necessary, you may pass the HTTP status code that should be assigned to the redirect and any additional response headers as the third and fourth arguments to the A minor feature but you can now remove the server.php file from your project, and it will be included inside the framework. This file is only used for php artisan serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you wish to try Laravel 9 for development and testing purposes, you can opt to install and run it on your local machine. This last version is not yet available in Softaculous, but it still can be manually installed on FastComet Shared Hosting via Composer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may create a new Laravel project by directly using Composer. After creating the application, you can start Laravel’s local development server using the Artisan CLI’s serve command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The other option for you is to install the Laravel Installer as a global Composer dependency:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make sure that you place Composer’s system-wide vendor bin directory in your As we already mentioned, Laravel 9 requires PHP 8.0.2 or higher so before you proceed with the upgrade, check if the needed version is set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You should also update the following dependencies in your application’s composer.json file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition, you need to replace You can access and edit your application\u2019s composer.json file by using the cPanel File Manager<\/a>, an FTP<\/a> client such as FileZilla<\/a>, or through SSH<\/a> (for advanced users only).<\/p>\n\n\n\n As the last step, examine any other third-party packages consumed by your application and verify you are using the proper version for Laravel 9 support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Laravel keeps pushing the boundaries when it comes to great new improvements in the world of programming. It keeps growing with every new release and making things much less complicated for web application devs all over the world. We can\u2019t see what\u2019s in store with Laravel 10, even though we know it\u2019s a year away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Share your opinions or even excitement regarding Laravel 9 in the comment section. Happy coding! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Laravel 9 is here after it has been rescheduled from September 2021 to February 9, 2022. It\u2019s the first long-term support (LTS) release to be introduced following the 12-month release cycle. You may be familiar with the fact that Laravel transitioned to yearly releases with the release of Laravel 8. Before that, major versions were […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":7068,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4724],"tags":[4625,4717,210,4686,4610],"class_list":["post-7066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-webdev","tag-javascript","tag-js","tag-laravel","tag-laravel-9","tag-open-source"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Laravel_9.0.png","author_info":{"display_name":"Joseph","author_link":"https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/author\/joseph"},"yoast_head":"\nKey Laravel 9 Changes and Additions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
route:list<\/code> output, Flysystem 3.0, support for Symfony 6.0 components, Symfony Mailer, a Laravel Scout database driver, new Eloquent accessor\/mutator syntax, implicit route bindings via Enums, and a variety of bug fixes and usability improvements. Let\u2019s dive in!<\/p>\n\n\n\nPHP 8 Is the Minimum Version in Laravel 9<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
New Design for
routes:list<\/code><\/h3>\n\n\n\nroutes:list<\/code> command has been included in Laravel for a long time now, and one issue that arises sometimes is that if you have huge and complex routes defined, trying to view them in the console can get messy. However, this is getting a makeover, thanks to a pull request<\/a> from Nuno Maduro.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNew Test Coverage Option<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
test --coverage<\/code> option will display the test coverage directly on the terminal. It also includes a --min<\/code> option that you can use to indicate the minimum threshold enforcement for test coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNew Query Builder Interface<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Query\\Builder<\/code>, Eloquent\\Builder<\/code> and Eloquent\\Relation<\/code> can be tricky, especially for developers who rely on type hints for static analysis, refactoring, or code completion in their IDE:<\/p>\n\n\n\nreturn Model::query()
->whereNotExists(function($query) {
\/\/ $query is a Query\\Builder
})
->whereHas('relation', function($query) {
\/\/ $query is an Eloquent\\Builder
})
->with('relation', function($query) {
\/\/ $query is an Eloquent\\Relation
});<\/pre>\n\n\n\nIlluminate\\Contracts\\Database\\QueryBuilder<\/code> interface and an Illuminate\\Database\\Eloquent\\Concerns\\DecoratesQueryBuilder<\/code> trait that implements the interface in place of the existing __call<\/code> implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPHP 8 String Functions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
str_contains()<\/code>, str_starts_with()<\/code>, and str_ends_with()<\/code> functions internally in the \\Illuminate\\Support\\Str<\/code> class.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFrom SwiftMailer to Symfony Mailer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Flysystem 3.x<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Improved Eloquent Accessors\/Mutators<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
public function getNameAttribute($value)
{
return strtoupper($value);
}
public function setNameAttribute($value)
{
$this->attributes['name'] = $value;
}<\/pre>\n\n\n\nIlluminate\\Database\\Eloquent\\Casts\\Attribute<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n\nIlluminate\\Database\\Eloquent\\Casts\\Attribute<\/code>;<\/p>\n\n\n\npublic function name(): Attribute
{
return new Attribute(
get: fn ($value) => strtoupper($value),
set: fn ($value) => $value,
);
}<\/pre>\n\n\n\nuse App\\Support\\Address;
use Illuminate\\Database\\Eloquent\\Casts\\Attribute;
public function address(): Attribute
{
return new Attribute(
get: fn ($value, $attributes) => new Address(
$attributes['address_line_one'],
$attributes['address_line_two'],
),
set: fn (Address $value) => [
'address_line_one' => $value->lineOne,
'address_line_two' => $value->lineTwo,
],
);
}<\/pre>\n\n\n\nImplicit Route Bindings With Enums<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
enum Category: string
{
case Dogs = 'dogs';
case Cats = 'cats';
}<\/pre>\n\n\n\n{category}<\/code> route segment is dogs<\/code> or cats<\/code>. Otherwise, an HTTP 404 response will be returned:<\/p>\n\n\n\nRoute::get('\/categories\/{category}', function (Category $category) {
return $category->value;
});<\/pre>\n\n\n\nController Route Groups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
use App\\Http\\Controllers\\OrderController;
Route::controller(OrderController::class)->group(function () {
Route::get('\/orders\/{id}', 'show');
Route::post('\/orders', 'store');
});<\/pre>\n\n\n\nEnum Eloquent Attribute Casting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Enum casting is only available for PHP 8.1<\/a>+.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n$casts<\/code> property array:<\/p>\n\n\n\nuse App\\Enums\\ServerStatus;
\/**
* The attributes that should be cast.
*
* @var array
*\/
protected $casts = [
'status' => ServerStatus::class,
];<\/pre>\n\n\n\nif ($server->status == ServerStatus::provisioned) {
$server->status = ServerStatus::ready;
$server->save();
}<\/pre>\n\n\n\nForced Scoped Bindings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
use App\\Models\\Post;
use App\\Models\\User;
Route::get('\/users\/{user}\/posts\/{post:slug}', function (User $user, Post $post) {
return $post;
});<\/pre>\n\n\n\nuse App\\Models\\Post;
use App\\Models\\User;
Route::get('\/users\/{user}\/posts\/{post}', function (User $user, Post $post) {
return $post;
})->scopeBindings();<\/pre>\n\n\n\nRoute::scopeBindings()->group(function () {
Route::get('\/users\/{user}\/posts\/{post}', function (User $user, Post $post) {
return $post;
});
});<\/pre>\n\n\n\nLaravel Breeze API & Next.js<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Laravel Scout Database Engine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Full Text Indexes\/Where Clauses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
fullText<\/code> method may now be added to column definitions to generate full text indexes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n$table->text('bio')->fullText();<\/pre>\n\n\n\nwhereFullText<\/code> and orWhereFullText<\/code> methods may be used to add full text “where” clauses to a query for columns that have full text indexes. These methods will be transformed into the appropriate SQL for the underlying database system by Laravel. For example, a MATCH AGAINST<\/code> clause will be generated for applications utilizing MariaDB:<\/p>\n\n\n\n$users = DB::table('users')
->whereFullText('bio', 'web developer')
->get();<\/pre>\n\n\n\nRendering Inline Blade Templates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
use Illuminate\\Support\\Facades\\Blade;
return Blade::render('Hello, {{ $name }}', ['name' => 'Joseph C']);<\/pre>\n\n\n\nSoketi Echo Server<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Feel free to visit our tutorials if you need to learn How to Run Node.js on Shared Hosting<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\nBootstrap 5 Pagination Views<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
App\\Providers\\AppServiceProvider<\/code> class:<\/p>\n\n\n\nuse Illuminate\\Pagination\\Paginator;
\/**
* Bootstrap any application services.
*
* @return void
*\/
public function boot()
{
Paginator::useBootstrapFive();
}<\/pre>\n\n\n\nImproved Ignition Exception Page<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
New Helpers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
str<\/code><\/h4>\n\n\n\nstr<\/code> function returns a new Illuminate\\Support\\Stringable<\/code> instance for the given string. This function is equivalent to the Str::of method<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n1$string = str('Taylor')->append(' Otwell');
2
3\/\/ 'Taylor Otwell'<\/pre>\n\n\n\n1$snake = str()->snake('LaravelFramework');
2
3\/\/ 'laravel_framework'<\/pre>\n\n\n\nto_route<\/code><\/h4>\n\n\n\nto_route<\/code> function generates a redirect HTTP response for a given named route, providing an expressive way to redirect to named routes from your routes and controllers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n1return to_route('users.show', ['user' => 1]);<\/pre>\n\n\n\nto_route<\/code> method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n1return to_route('users.show', ['user' => 1], 302, ['X-Framework' => 'Laravel']);<\/pre>\n\n\n\nThe server.php file Can Be Removed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How to Install Laravel 9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
composer create-project laravel\/laravel example-app
cd example-app
php artisan serve<\/pre>\n\n\n\ncomposer global require laravel\/installer
laravel new example-app
cd example-app
php artisan serve<\/pre>\n\n\n\n$PATH<\/code> so the laravel executable can be located by your system.<\/p>\n\n\n\nUpgrading to Laravel 9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
facade\/ignition<\/code> with “spatie\/laravel-ignition<\/code>“: “^1.0<\/code>” in your application’s composer.json<\/code> file.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFinal Words<\/h2>\n\n\n\n