In this new post to PHPMaster.com today Alexander Cogneau takes a look at what's different in version four (v4) of the Laravel framework as it has changed from version three.

Laravel is a PHP framework which uses the MVC pattern. Of course, there are many such projects and I'm not going to compare Laravel with other frameworks in this article. Instead, I'm going to share with you what's new in the newest version of Laravel - Laravel 4.

There's a list of things that have changed (each with a summary of what they are):

• Decoupled Components
• Creating a "Normal" Project
• Routes
• Better Code through Testing
• The Container and Its Bindings
• Improved CLI
• New Database Features
• Using Stand-Alone Components