Artisan & CLI Beginner Since Laravel 9.x

artisan about

Get a comprehensive overview of your application environment, drivers, and configuration in a single command.

Overview

php artisan about displays a detailed summary of your application: environment, cache/database/mail drivers, installed packages, and more.

Usage

php artisan about

You can also filter to a specific section:

php artisan about --only=environment

Or output as JSON for scripting:

php artisan about --json

You can also register custom information from your service providers:

use Illuminate\Foundation\Console\AboutCommand;

AboutCommand::add('My Package', fn () => ['Version' => '1.0.0']);

When to Use

  • Debugging environment differences between local, staging, and production
  • Documenting your application stack
  • Quick health-check during deployments