Laravel Release Notes

Versioning

To reduce confusion and make it easier to track updates and fixes accross platforms, the Windows and macOS versions of Herd will now use the same version number. That's why this update is version 1.6.1.

Fixes and Updates

• We updated the built-in Laravel installer and Composer version
• herd stop and herd start now properly starts and stops all services
• Fixed an issue where a username with a space would not properly detect the NVM installation
• herd debug now loads the regular php.ini as well
• We now add appropriate aliases to the .bash_profile file to improve using Herd with git bash
• Fixed an edge-case where the "open last folder" shortcut would not properly work
• Clicking on mail notifications now properly brings the Mail window to the front
• We fixed an issue where switching PHP versions would not restart debug PHP processes
• Debug PHP processes no longer get killed after a certain amount of requests
• Long site names and folder names now get truncated to avoid horizontal scrolling in the sites list
• PHP update notifications no longer show up every hour, when postponing the update
• We fixed an issue when trying to make HTTP requests to a locally secured site (cURL error 60)

Fixes and Updates

• We updated the built-in Laravel installer and composer versions
• You can now select the parked path in a UI picker when creating a Laravel site via the wizard
• Fixed a minor UI glitch when opening/closing service settings
• Fixed an issue where random empty Node versions would appear in the UI
• herd stop and herd start now properly starts and stops all services
• Herd now supports an accessibility mode for people with color blindness
• We fixed an issue where long service logs would cause the app to become slow/unresponsive
• You can now skip Herd's NVM installation during the onboarding process
• herd log now uses the correct paths
• Fixed an issue where the Node update badge kept being visible

New Features

• PostgreSQL 14, 15 and 16 are now available including PostGIS and pgrouting extensions
• We added a local "clear dump" shortcut (CTRL+K) when the "Dumps" window is focused
• You can now use the new herd coverage CLI command to start PHP scripts with code coverage enabled
• After installing a new PHP version, you can now use the version individually in the terminal (e.g. php80 -v, php81 -v, etc.)

Fixes and Updates

• We updated the built-in Laravel Installer
• We updated the built-in Composer version
• "herd share" now properly passes additional arguments to Expose
• We fixed an issue where "herd unsecure" would not work properly
• A very bad internet connection no longer leads to deactivated Herd Pro licenses
• The Xdebug browser extension detection properly works with trace and profile mode
• Fixed some Laravel Reverb related environment variables
• Fixed an error where dumps would not show up in the "Dumps" window when triggered from NGINX
• Updating PHP no longer overwrites modifications made to the php.ini file
• It's now possible to "herd link" folders with spaces in their names

New Features

• PostgreSQL 14, 15 and 16 are now available including popular extensions (PostGIS, pgrouting, pgvector, and more)
• Typesense can now be setup as a Laravel Scout compatible search service
• Service binaries now get symlinked during installation for easier access
• Services like PostgreSQL, Redis and MySQL now give you an "Open in TablePlus" option in the UI
• We added a local "clear dump" shortcut (CMD+K) when the "Dumps" window is focused
• You can now use the new herd coverage CLI command to start PHP scripts with code coverage enabled

Fixes and Updates

• We updated the built-in Laravel Installer
• The log viewer properly handles logs with the same timestamp and log level
• A very bad internet connection no longer leads to deactivated Herd Pro licenses
• The Xdebug browser extension detection properly works with trace and profile mode
• We improved the NVM installation and detection error handling
• Fixed an issue where a "warpified" shell would lead to errors using NVM from the UI
• Fixed some Laravel Reverb related environment variables
• We renamed "Real-Time" in the services view to "Broadcasting"

• Fixed an issue where certain commands would not work on the first application start
  • Fixed an issue where Xdebug could not be found for PHP 7.4
  • herd link now prompts for elevated permissions
  • herd restart no longer fails
  • The herd CLI is no longer accessible if the desktop application is not running
  • Increased the Dumps payload size
  • Fixed an issue with opening the terminal in the last opened site
  • The exif extension now automatically gets enabled when downloading a new PHP version
  • Fixed an issue where PHP would stop after serving a certain amount of requests
  • Usernames containing special characters and whitespace are now supported

1.4.0 Changelog

This update adds new features, improves existing ones, and comes with an upgrade option to Herd Pro. While Herd Basic ships with everything that you need to develop Laravel applications, Herd Pro introduces new capabilities and convenience functions for professional users. Get Herd Pro at herd.laravel.com or open the settings to start the upgrade process.

Herd Basic

• Added the possibility to install and use NVM (Node Version Manager) within Herd to quickly manage your Node environments
• Added optional Xdebug extension
• Added an opt-in beta channel for the latest updates
• Added an option to disable notifications for PHP updates
• Added an option to select your IDE to quickly open a project from the sites list or the log viewer

Herd Pro

• Dumps: Intercept dump and dd calls and display them in an external window
• Mail: Use the internal mail server and client to test and debug local emails
• Logs: Trail and search through local log files of all your projects
• Xdebug detection: Automatically enable Xdebug when setting a breakpoint in PHPStorm or enabling the debug mode via a browser extension

• The Sites UI can now be opened via a global shortcut
  • We added a Laravel project creation wizard in the Sites UI
  • You can now configure a global shortcut to open "php artisan tinker" or Tinkerwell in the last visited site path
  • The Sites UI now also has a button/icon to manually open tinker/Tinkerwell in a given path
  • You can now configure a global shortcut to open the last visited site in the Terminal
  • Configure the default Terminal that Herd should open (Terminal, iTerm2 or Warp)
  • Herd now supports custom Valet drivers properly
  • We fixed a bug where the "Herd" folder would get recreated on every application start, even if it wasn't used.
  • We fixed a security related issue in Herd. You will need to provide your password after the update is installed to apply the new settings automatically.