In this section we will see how to install laravel older version 5, 6, 7 and 8 using composer and php. You can install laravel specific version via composer with the help of php version. if you are install below laravel 8 version project then you need to downgrade php 8.x to php 7.x.
Install laravel older 5.7 poject.
composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel laravel_5 "5.7.*"
Install laravel older 6.0 poject.
composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel laravel_6 "6.0.*"
Move to laravel 6 project and run the server
cd laravel_6
php artisan serve
Install laravel older 7.0 poject.
composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel laravel_7 "7.0.*"
Install laravel older 8.0 poject.
composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel laravel_8 "8.0.*"
Install laravel older 9.0 poject.
composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel laravel_9 "9.0.*"
If you are trying to install older version of laravel app and you got error message then downgrade your php version
composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel laravel_7 "7.0.*"
Could not find package laravel/laravel with version 7.0.* in a version installable using your PHP version, PHP extensions and Co
mposer version.
For ubuntu change php version command.
sudo update-alternatives --config php