✅ Completed Changes

1. Composer Dependencies Updated

• PHP requirement updated to ^8.2
• Laravel Framework updated to ^11.0
• Added Laravel Reverb: laravel/reverb ^1.0
• Laravel Sanctum updated to ^4.0
• Doctrine DBAL updated to ^3.0
• PHPUnit updated to ^11.0
• Other dev tools updated for compatibility

2. Bootstrap Structure Migrated

• Migrated bootstrap/app.php to the Laravel 11 fluent bootstrap API
• Middleware definitions moved into bootstrap/app.php
• Custom service providers registered inside bootstrap/app.php
  (Laravel 11 no longer uses config/app.php → providers)

3. Configuration Updates

• config/app.php → Removed manual provider registration
  (auto-discovery handles this)
• config/broadcasting.php → Added Reverb config
• phpunit.xml → Updated schema for PHPUnit 11

📋 Next Steps (Manual Actions Required)

Step 1: Update Dependencies

composer update

Review breaking changes if you use:

• Doctrine DBAL (raw SQL)
• Sanctum session/token handling
• Packages not updated for Laravel 11

Step 2: Install Reverb

php artisan install:broadcasting

This will:

• Install Reverb
• Publish configuration
• Inject new .env variables

Step 3: Add/Update .env Variables

BROADCAST_DRIVER=reverb

REVERB_APP_ID=your-app-id
REVERB_APP_KEY=your-app-key
REVERB_APP_SECRET=your-app-secret
REVERB_HOST=localhost
REVERB_PORT=8080
REVERB_SCHEME=http

Generate new keys:

php artisan reverb:install

Step 4: Optional — Remove RouteServiceProvider

Laravel 11 loads routes directly from bootstrap/app.php.

You may safely remove the provider only after confirming everything works.

Step 5: Clean Up Old Kernel Files (After Testing)

Once the system is stable:

❌ Remove (if unused):

• app/Http/Kernel.php
• app/Console/Kernel.php

Laravel 11 uses bootstrap config instead of Kernel classes.

Keep them until fully migrated.

Step 6: Move Scheduled Tasks

Move CRON jobs from old app/Console/Kernel.php to:

routes/console.php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schedule;

Schedule::command('sync:exp_vid')->daily();
Schedule::command('provider:token')->everyThirtyMinutes();
Schedule::command('trips:cancel')->everyFifteenMinutes();
Schedule::command('sanctum:prune-expired --hours=24')->daily();

Schedule::command('delivery:send-reminders')
    ->everyFiveMinutes()
    ->withoutOverlapping()
    ->runInBackground();

Step 7: Test Reverb

Start the server:

php artisan reverb:start

Create test channel:

Broadcast::channel('test-channel', fn() => true);

Frontend using Laravel Echo:

import Echo from "laravel-echo";

window.Echo = new Echo({
    broadcaster: "reverb",
    key: import.meta.env.VITE_REVERB_APP_KEY,
    wsHost: import.meta.env.VITE_REVERB_HOST,
    wsPort: import.meta.env.VITE_REVERB_PORT ?? 80,
    wssPort: import.meta.env.VITE_REVERB_PORT ?? 443,
    forcedTLS: (import.meta.env.VITE_REVERB_SCHEME ?? "https") === "https",
    enabledTransports: ["ws", "wss"],
});

Frontend Environment Variables

VITE_REVERB_APP_KEY="${REVERB_APP_KEY}"
VITE_REVERB_HOST="${REVERB_HOST}"
VITE_REVERB_PORT="${REVERB_PORT}"
VITE_REVERB_SCHEME="${REVERB_SCHEME}"

🔍 Breaking Changes to Review

1. Doctrine DBAL 3.x

• Column types changed
• SQL builder changed
• Raw queries may need updates

2. Laravel Sanctum 4.x

• Token expiration behaves differently
• SPA middleware changed

3. Middleware Registration

• Now entirely defined in bootstrap/app.php

4. Service Providers

• Auto-discovered by Laravel
• Custom providers defined inside bootstrap config

🚀 Reverb Production Setup

1. Supervisor Configuration

/etc/supervisor/conf.d/reverb.conf

[program:reverb]
command=php /path/to/artisan reverb:start
autostart=true
autorestart=true
user=www-data
redirect_stderr=true
stdout_logfile=/path/to/logs/reverb.log

Reload Supervisor:

supervisorctl reread
supervisorctl update
supervisorctl restart reverb

2. HTTPS / WSS Environment

REVERB_SCHEME=https
REVERB_PORT=443

3. Nginx Reverse Proxy (WebSockets)

location /app/ {
    proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080;
    proxy_http_version 1.1;
    proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
    proxy_set_header Connection "Upgrade";
    proxy_set_header Host $host;
}

🧪 Testing Checklist

• Run composer update cleanly
• Reverb installed & configured
• .env updated
• Reverb server running
• Broadcast events working
• Echo frontend connected
• CRON jobs working via routes/console.php
• Sanctum authentication validated
• Database queries OK under DBAL 3.x
• No deprecation warnings

🆘 Troubleshooting

❌ Class 'App\Http\Kernel' not found

✔ Keep old Kernel files during transition.

❌ Reverb Connection Timeouts

• Check firewall
• Check SSL
• Verify ports
• Validate .env entries

❌ Broadcasting Not Working

• Ensure BROADCAST_DRIVER=reverb
• Ensure Reverb server is running
• Check routes/channels.php authorization

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