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Displays the currently installed version of the NativePHP Mobile package.

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Syntax

php artisan native:version

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Examples

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Check installed version

php artisan native:version
Output: 
NativePHP Mobile: 3.2.1

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What it does

Retrieves the package version from Composer’s installed.json or the package’s composer.json file. Shows:
  • Stable versions: 3.2.1
  • Development versions: dev-main
  • Feature branches: dev-feature-name

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Use cases

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Verify installation

After installing or updating: 
composer require nativephp/mobile
php artisan native:version

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Check for updates

Compare your version with the latest release: 
php artisan native:version
# Compare with https://github.com/NativePHP/mobile/releases

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Debugging

Include version info when reporting issues: 
php artisan native:version
php --version
php artisan --version

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CI/CD

Log version in deployment scripts: 
echo "Building with NativePHP version:"
php artisan native:version

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Version information

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Semantic Versioning

NativePHP Mobile follows SemVer:
  • Major (3.x.x): Breaking changes
  • Minor (x.2.x): New features, backward compatible
  • Patch (x.x.1): Bug fixes, backward compatible

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Development versions

  • dev-main - Latest development branch
  • dev-v3 - Version 3 development branch
  • dev-feature-name - Feature branches

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Version constraints in composer.json

{
  "require": {
    "nativephp/mobile": "^3.0"  // 3.0 or higher, but less than 4.0
  }
}

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Updating NativePHP

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Update to latest patch

composer update nativephp/mobile
php artisan native:version

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Update to latest minor version

Change composer.json: 
"nativephp/mobile": "^3.2"
Then: 
composer update nativephp/mobile
php artisan native:version

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Update to latest major version

composer require nativephp/mobile:^4.0
php artisan native:version
Warning: Major version updates may have breaking changes. Check the upgrade guide before upgrading.

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Troubleshooting

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”Unable to determine package version”

Reinstall Composer dependencies: 
composer install --no-scripts
php artisan native:version

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Wrong version showing

Clear Composer cache: 
composer clear-cache
composer install
php artisan native:version

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Development version showing

If you see dev-main but expect a stable version: 
# Switch to stable version
composer require nativephp/mobile:^3.0
php artisan native:version

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