Laravel Upgrade Guide

Upgrading From 4.0 to 4.1

composer update.
Replace public/index.php, artisan.php.
Add new expire_on_close option to session configuration file.
Remove call to redirectIfTrailingSlash in bootstrap/start.php file.
Edit app/config/app.php; in aliases change 'Controller' => 'Illuminate\Routing\Controllers\Controller', to use Illuminate\Routing\Controller
Edit app/controllers/BaseController.php change use Illuminate\Routing\Controllers\Controller; to use Illuminate\Routing\Controller;
If you are overriding missingMethod in your controllers, add $method as the first parameter.
Password reminder system tweaked for greater developer freedom. Inspect stub controller by running auth:reminders-controller Artisan command.
Update reminders.php language file.