Laravel 6 is releasing soon. Would be good to align BookStack to a later release. Should be a fairly straightforward upgrade code-wise. The bigger concern will be the change in PHP version requirements (php7 to php7.2). Laravel 6 looks to be an LTS release which will be ideal since staying on Laravel 5.5 has kept things steady for the last two years.
Considerations
- Install scripts will need to be updated to install php7.2 by default (Perhaps skip to latest stable version at time of changes).
- PHP upgrade guide would be ideal for those that have already installed with official install scripts.
- We'll need to warn popular BookStack service/container maintainers of the change in order to ensure a quick and stable upgrade for their users.
- PHP dependencies will need to be reviewed to ensure compatibility with Laravel 6.
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Laravel 6 is releasing soon. Would be good to align BookStack to a later release. Should be a fairly straightforward upgrade code-wise. The bigger concern will be the change in PHP version requirements (php7 to php7.2). Laravel 6 looks to be an LTS release which will be ideal since staying on Laravel 5.5 has kept things steady for the last two years.
Considerations