I was asked to upgrade/update an old #laravel (5.3) project to the latest version of laravel and #php. I’ve already seen the code and let’s say it’s going to be interesting. A lot of customizations 😱 Not calling parent constructors which contain dependencies for example (probably not necessary). And also not even following certain Laravel standards. What did they use of the Laravel framework? Facades and helper functions 😑 (I really don’t like them, just use constructor DI 😉)
@rolfdenhartog if I'm correctly there is a #rector rule to transform the facades to DI. That can help you. (I found facades a bad part of the framework)
And maybe Laravel shift can help you.
Good luck upgrade!
@rolfdenhartog My team is nearly through 8 of those upgrades. Use Laravel Shift. It's a 3rd party paid service that does most of the work of upgrading one version to the next. Absolutely with every penny.
Watch out for changes in the testing framework in v9.
@Crell Thanks! I’m aware of Laravel Shift 😊 I need permission first obviously. I’ve done several upgrades before on other projects. Shouldn’t be a big challenge/problem 😄
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