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