[FIXED] composer keeps installing an old version of laravel

Issue

Running into an issue with composer where I am trying to run a standard install of laravel:

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel blog

but it keeps trying to install:

Installing laravel/laravel (v5.5.28)

I have tried the following:

• composer clear-cache
• composer self-update
• rm -rf vendor , clear-cache , composer install

nothing seems to be working... any ideas why composer is stuck in this old state?

Solution

You can try that...

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel=5.3.* blog

Then

composer update

Also Try running composer global update to update the Laravel installer in Composer.

If this both options also not working then check PHP Version.

You'll have to install a newer php version.

Answered By - Madhuri Patel