Laravel Release Notes

New features

• When re-opening "Herd" (for example via Spotlight) while the app is already running, the menubar will now be opened
• We added PHP 8.4 compatible versions of Xdebug and our Herd dump interception feature

Fixes and Improvements

• Updated composer to the latest version
• Added a check so that composer self-update will not be overwritten when restarting Herd
• Updated the built-in Laravel Installer
• Fixed an issue where the "SSH" button would not do anything in combination with the macOS default Terminal
• Fixed a warning that could occur when running herd init

Fixes and Improvements

• Running herd coverage now uses the correct php.ini file
• Added PHP 8.4 support for the built-in dump loader
• Opening Adminer for Laravel apps that use the default SQLite file now works properly
• We improved the TablePlus detection when opening it from the sites UI
• herd init will no longer add the folder name as a project alias
• Fixed an issue where the herd_auto_prepend_file directive would get ignored
• Fixed an issue when trying to intercept HTTP requests without cookies
• Using the dump features in combination with Lumen no longer throws an error
• Updated the Laravel Installer

Fixes and Improvements

• We updated the site creation defaults to match with the Laravel CLI installer (Pest is now the default test runner)
• We fixed an issue where custom MySQL configuration values would not be used
• Fixed a race-condition related crash that could occur with a lot of dumps coming in at once
• Opening the terminal via the GUI now works for sites with spaces
• herd init now successfully automatically starts already existing services
• The herd.yml file now supports multiple services of the same type + version on different ports across multiple projects
• Clicking on settings/services now properly brings the window to the front
• Running herd link will now remove any existing link for the project first
• herd init will no longer add the folder name as a project alias
• We added the PHP_INI_SCAN_DIR directive to FPM, so that FPM can load additional php.ini files in your config folders
• We fixed an issue where the Herd dock icon would remain visible when using a specific macOS setting
• Fixed an infinite open/close loop when using the site creation wizard on older macOS versions
• Fixed an issue where the herd_auto_prepend_file directive would get ignored
• Fixed an issue when trying to intercept HTTP requests without cookies
• Using the dump features in combination with Lumen no longer throws an error
• Updated the Laravel Installer

Fixes

• Fixed an issue when using the forge CLI without a linked Herd integration
• Fixed NVM detection in combination with "GREP_OPTIONS"
• Disabling dump interception features now force-stops FPM instances
• Ignore stderr output when running AppleScript commands
• Updated mailserver binaries to fix timeout issue and Symfony asset handling
• Pressing "Esc" when editing a Herd service now properly reset the form
• We added a "Watch via CLI" toggle in the dump settings, so queries no longer get sent to the dump UI when running PHP from the CLI (for example by running tests)
• Clicking on Dump tabs now works on macOS 15
• Updated the Laravel Installer

New Features

• Forge Integration: Connect local sites with Laravel Forge and deploy them from the Herd UI or via CLI
• Herd.yml: Share site configurations with your team
• Reverb TLS support: Launch secure Reverb instances with effortless TLS certificates
• Dump Improvements: Dump Eloquent queries, outgoing HTTP requests, logs, jobs and Blade views without installing a package
• MongoDB support: MongoDB can now be installed as a Herd Pro services

Fixes

• The herd proxy command is now fully functional
• The IDE can be started from the sites list again
• When running herd secure, you will only need to trust the CA certificate once. Future herd secure calls will no longer require your admin password.
• The PHP settings window can now be opened without the need of an internet connection
• We fixed an issue where the Herd installer could restart your computer
• The log viewer no longer shows "No sites found" when PHP 8.4 was installed

New Features

• Forge Integration: Connect local sites with Laravel Forge and deploy them from the Herd UI or via CLI
• Profiler: Quickly identify bottlenecks in your application by making use of the herd profile CLI command and the /herd-profiler route
• Herd.yml: Share site configurations with your team
• Reverb TLS support: Launch secure Reverb instances with effortless TLS certificates
• Dump Improvements: Dump Eloquent queries, outgoing HTTP requests, logs, jobs and Blade views without installing a package

Fixes

• When you manually change your nginx configuration to serve on all IP addresses, Adminer will no longer be served on unsecured sites
• The herd proxy command is now fully functional
• The IDE can be started from the sites list again
• Changing the max upload file size in the PHP settings now also updates the nginx configuration
• When running herd secure, you will only need to trust the CA certificate once. Future herd secure calls will no longer require your admin password.
• We fixed an issue where setting an invalid "Dump" port could crash Herd

New Features

• The Sites UI has moved to its own window. You can check a preview of your site as well as update settings, open the database and much more!
• Single mails can now be deleted via the context menu
• Sites can now be deleted
• We integrated Adminer for easier database management
• We added a quick access section to the menu bar as well as the dashboard for Mails, Dumps, Logs and Sites

Fixes and Updates

• We updated the Laravel Installer
• Fixed an issue where the HerdHelper service could not be installed, when the username contains a space
• You can now configure if Herd should open the Dashboard automatically when it starts
• Fixed crashing log viewer for non-existent directories
• Fixed NVM detection with spaces in paths
• Fixed a bug where sometimes not all services were shutdown correctly
• Fixed some layout bugs in dark mode

New Features

• The Herd dashboard now opens automatically when the app starts
• You can now change the sort order of dump() cards in the Dump UI
• Clicking on a dump location now opens your configured IDE
• Dump calls will now be grouped in the UI
• The font-size of dumps can be changed using CTRL +/-
• The log viewer is now framework agnostic and has support for WordPress log files

Fixes and Updates

• The performance when mass deleting local mails has been improved
• We updated the built-in Composer versions
• We improved the HerdHelper service and added additional debugging information to it