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How to upgrade from Laravel 4 to Laravel 5

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Matt Stauffer has a new tutorial out showing you step by step how to upgrade from Laravel 4 to Laravel 5. This guide takes the approach of starting with a fresh Laravel 5 and moving your old stuff over.

The topics include:

  • PSR-4 namespacing
  • The app/ Directory
  • Namespacing controllers, commands, and events
  • The new Config setup
  • Auth & Users
  • Form & HTML Helpers

It’s an in-depth guide that is sure to help you get your existing app moved over when the time is right.

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