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",

Answer 2

You can also check with composer:

composer show laravel/framework

Answer 3

run php artisan --version from your console.

The version string is defined here:

https://github.com/laravel/framework/blob/master/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php

/**
 * The Laravel framework version.
 *
 * @var string
 */
 const VERSION = '5.5-dev';

Answer 4

Run this command in your project folder location in cmd

php artisan --version