Laravel 12+PHP 8.4

Why?

Why is Laravel 12 compatible with PHP 8.4?

Requirement

PHP >=8.2.0,<8.6.0

Selected version

PHP 8.4

Evaluation

8.4.25 satisfies >=8.2.0,<8.6.0

Conclusion

COMPATIBLE

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,<8.6.0

PHP versions

Compatibility is derived from the project's declared PHP requirement (>=8.2.0,<8.6.0); 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 12 — compatible PHP lines tracked in CompatHub

• ✓PHP 8.2version linesupported
• ✓PHP 8.3version linesupported
• ✓PHP 8.4version linesupported
• ✓PHP 8.5version 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.