Getting Started with Laravel 12

Laravel 12 brings many exciting new features. Let's explore the streamlined application structure.

New Application Structure

The app/Http/Kernel.php file is gone! Middleware is now configured in bootstrap/app.php:

return Application::configure(basePath: dirname(__DIR__))
    ->withRouting(
        web: __DIR__.'/../routes/web.php',
    )
    ->withMiddleware(function (Middleware $middleware): void {
        $middleware->web(append: [
            SetLocale::class,
        ]);
    })
    ->create();

Running Your First Command

composer create-project laravel/laravel my-app
cd my-app
php artisan serve

Key Improvements

• Streamlined structure - fewer boilerplate files
• Better middleware - configure in bootstrap/app.php
• Modern PHP - requires PHP 8.2+
• Improved DX - better error messages and debugging

Laravel 12 is the best version yet for building modern web applications.

Happy coding!