Stable, our own online store engine, runs on Laravel 13 in the main branch and requires PHP 8.5. Here is what changed, what is still in progress, and what we do not claim yet.
Stable is our own modular online store engine. One codebase serves different shops: you switch on the modules you need (shipping, payments, loyalty, multiple warehouses, wholesale prices, SEO), pick a theme and apply a preset, a ready-made business profile. No code changes per shop. Below is what versions it now runs on and why we wanted this.
The main branch of the repository has:
The move went in separate steps instead of one big merge: first Laravel 13 together with raising the minimum PHP version, then Filament and Livewire, then the landing page.
We are gradually removing the dependency on Filament: the admin panel is moving to our own layer, and new admin pages are already built there. This is a long project and it is not finished: Filament is still part of Stable for now.
We keep "it is in the code" separate from "it runs in production". For this article we did not separately check the PHP version in the container on a specific server, so we do not say that every shop is already on PHP 8.5. There are also no speed or order figures here: we do not publish results we have not measured. When measurements and client permission exist, this article will be extended.
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Writes about what he builds himself: online stores on OpenCart, applications on Next.js, integrations and site speed. The articles carry measurements and checks a reader can repeat on their own project, not general advice. Commercial development since 2015.
Answers to common questions on the topic
The main branch of the repository uses Laravel 13 and PHP 8.5 as the minimum version. We check the PHP version on each client server separately.
We do not claim that. We know the code requires at least PHP 8.5, but the version in the container on each individual server is checked separately.
We are gradually removing the dependency on Filament. The move is still under way, Filament remains in the project for now, and new admin pages are already built on our own layer.
Yes. The page about an online store on Laravel 13 describes two paths: custom development and the ready-made Stable engine. A free requirements review is available through the form on that page.
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