How to know Laravel version and where is it defined?

Question

How to know Laravel version and where is it defined?

Is Laravel version is defined inside my application directory or somewhere in global server side directory?

Answer 1

If you want to know the specific version then you need to check composer.lock file and search For

"name": "laravel/framework",

you will find your version in next line

"version": "v5.7.9",