[laravel] Install specific version using laravel installer

As of now, if I use this command

laravel new blog

It will create a laravel project with the latest version like 5.2, but what if I want to install a specific version, ie. version 5.1?

UPDATE:: I am looking for laravel installer command, is there is any option/parameter for specific version installation?

you can find all version install code here by changing the version of laravel doc

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel yourProjectName "5.1.*"

above code for creating laravel 5.1 version project. see more in laravel doc. happy coding!!

For newer version of laravel:

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel=5.5.* project_name

You can use composer method like

composer create-project laravel/laravel blog "5.1"

Or here is the composer file

{
    "name": "laravel/laravel",
    "description": "The Laravel Framework.",
    "keywords": ["framework", "laravel"],
    "license": "MIT",
    "type": "project",
    "require": {
        "php": ">=5.5.9",
        "laravel/framework": "5.1.*"
    },
    "require-dev": {
        "fzaninotto/faker": "~1.4",
        "mockery/mockery": "0.9.*",
        "phpunit/phpunit": "~4.0",
        "phpspec/phpspec": "~2.1"
    },
    "autoload": {
        "classmap": [
            "database"
        ],
        "psr-4": {
            "App\\": "app/"
        }
    },
    "autoload-dev": {
        "classmap": [
            "tests/TestCase.php"
        ]
    },
    "scripts": {
        "post-install-cmd": [
            "php artisan clear-compiled",
            "php artisan optimize"
        ],
        "pre-update-cmd": [
            "php artisan clear-compiled"
        ],
        "post-update-cmd": [
            "php artisan optimize"
        ],
        "post-root-package-install": [
            "php -r \"copy('.env.example', '.env');\""
        ],
        "post-create-project-cmd": [
            "php artisan key:generate"
        ]
    },
    "config": {
        "preferred-install": "dist"
    }
}

Using composer you can specify the version you want easily by running

composer create-project laravel/laravel="5.1.*" myProject

Using the 5.1.* will ensure that you get all the latest patches in the 5.1 branch.

The direct way as mentioned in the documentation:

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel blog "6.*"

https://laravel.com/docs/6.x/installation

use

laravel new blog --version

Example laravel new blog --5.1

You can also use the composer method

composer create-project laravel/laravel app "5.1.*"

here, app is the name of your project

please see the documentation for laravel 5.1 here

UPDATE:

The above commands are no longer supports so please use

composer create-project laravel/laravel="5.1.*" appName

Via composer installing specific version 7.*

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel:^7.0 project_name

To install specific version 6.* and below use the following command:

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel project_name "6.*"

use laravel new blog --5.1
make sure you must have laravel installer 1.3.4 version.

From Laravel 6, Now It's working with the following command:

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel:^7.0 blog