How to find out what version of Laravel you are using?
October 26, 2018
1) The artisan command: php artisan --version
2) You can also find it in the file vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php
<?php
class Application extends Container implements ApplicationContract, HttpKernelInterface
{
/**
* The Laravel framework version.
*
* @var string
*/
const VERSION = '5.6.29';