- What is laraform/laraform-laravel used for?
- laraform/laraform-laravel is the Laravel backend companion to the LaraForm Vue form builder. It provides server-side validation, model binding, file-upload endpoints, and data processing so form definitions can be shared between the client and server. It is intended for Laravel apps that adopt the LaraForm JavaScript renderer, not as a standalone form package.
- How do I install LaraForm in a Laravel application?
- Install it with Composer require laraform/laraform-laravel, register the package service provider if the package does not use auto-discovery, and publish its configuration file. The backend installation is mechanically simple, but the Vue frontend counterpart must be installed and version-matched in the same effort. Check composer.json constraints against your Laravel and PHP versions before starting.
- Which Laravel and PHP versions does laraform-laravel support?
- The package's supported Laravel and PHP versions are defined by its composer.json constraints, and those constraints should be verified before adoption. The available material does not confirm an active CI matrix for current Laravel releases, so a current Laravel app may need to pin Laravel back or fork and patch the constraint. Treat the package as a pinned dependency and review every Laravel upgrade manually.
- Do I need the Vue frontend to use laraform-laravel?
- Yes. laraform-laravel is only the server-side half of the stack; the Vue-based LaraForm renderer is required for the dynamic form UI and schema-driven behavior. The JavaScript and PHP halves are tightly version-coupled, so both must be pinned and upgraded together. Without the matching frontend, the package does not provide a complete form solution.
- Is LaraForm compatible with Livewire, Inertia, or Blade-only forms?
- It is a poor architectural fit for teams standardized on Livewire, Inertia with React, or Blade-only form handling. LaraForm introduces a parallel schema-driven rendering model and its own validation flow rather than integrating as an adapter into those stacks. It makes the most sense for an existing Laravel-plus-Vue application that accepts the LaraForm approach.
- What license does laraform-laravel use, and is it safe for commercial or enterprise use?
- The repository is flagged as NOASSERTION, meaning GitHub could not identify a recognized license from the project files. That is not a clear permissive license and should be treated as a hard blocker for enterprise or proprietary distribution until counsel reviews the actual LICENSE and composer.json terms. Do not spend engineering time on adoption before the license question is cleared.
- Is LaraForm actively maintained and production-ready?
- The project has very low adoption signal, with around 14 stars and no meaningful ecosystem of answers, forks, or third-party integrations. It appears to be a single-maintainer project without a visible security policy, release cadence, or CI badge. That implies high bus-factor risk and no coordinated disclosure path, so production use requires a fork-and-own strategy rather than reliance on upstream support.
- How do file uploads and validation work in LaraForm for Laravel?
- The package provides backend validation and file-upload endpoints for forms defined in the LaraForm schema. Validation rules are expressed once and enforced in PHP, and model binding handles persistence-side wiring. The material does not confirm test coverage for the validation and upload paths, which are the highest-blast-radius areas, so inspect and test those handlers directly before trusting them.
- Can I migrate existing Laravel forms to LaraForm?
- There is no migration tooling or compatibility shim for existing forms. Adopting LaraForm means re-authoring form definitions in its schema format, which may be feasible for a greenfield internal tool with a handful of forms. For an existing product with many hand-built forms, the rewrite cost usually exceeds the value and adoption is typically not recommended.
- What are the alternatives to laraform-laravel, and when should I avoid adopting it?
- Avoid LaraForm if you are on Livewire, Inertia with React, Blade-only forms, a current Laravel version without confirming constraints, or an enterprise distribution model that cannot accept an unclear license. For simpler needs, native Laravel validation, FormRequests, and Blade or Livewire components are lower-risk alternatives. If you do adopt it, vendor the source, pin both package halves, and document the fork point for future patches.