Laravel 11+PHP 8.5

Why?

Why is Laravel 11 incompatible with PHP 8.5?

Requirement

PHP >=8.2.0,<8.5.0

Selected version

PHP 8.5

Evaluation

8.5.10 does not satisfy >=8.2.0,<8.5.0

Conclusion

INCOMPATIBLE

Evidence

CompatHub reports compatibility from upstream sources rather than making unsupported claims of its own.

• Laravel support policy (releases.md)

  Confidence: HIGH

  https://laravel.com/docs/releases

  Retrieved 1 September 2026

  Requirement: >=8.2.0,<8.5.0

PHP versions

Compatibility is derived from the project's declared PHP requirement (>=8.2.0,<8.5.0); it does not mean every version combination has been independently tested.

• 8.1❌
• 8.2✓
• 8.3✓
• 8.4✓
• 8.5❌

Other PHP versions satisfying this requirement

Laravel 11 — compatible PHP lines tracked in CompatHub

• ✓PHP 8.2version linesupported
• ✓PHP 8.3version linesupported
• ✓PHP 8.4version linesupported

Other Laravel versions

Only lines with relevant compatibility evidence are listed.

• Laravel 13
• Laravel 12
• Laravel 11
• Laravel 10

Lifecycle context

Lifecycle status is separate from compatibility. An EOL component can still satisfy a documented version requirement.