Laravel $errors not persisting in Session..

Stick with 5.1, always bugs at first in a new version. Unless just a hobby like most forum users here. Production site with paying client = v5.1x

Plus keep an eye on bugs in github. Also if it happens post here the exact problem, someone will help.

@jlrdw what about 5.2??

I actually bypassed 5.2 and stuck with 5.1 because of LTS. I am also looking at Nova 4 which also uses a lot of symphony components. Similar to laravel but if you don't need as many thrills, it's not bad for medium to small sites http://novaframework.com/php-framework Ver 3 is stable, Nova 4 is beta close to release. I am installing a laravel 5.3 but just to stay up to date and check it out.

Not saying don't use, but remember a few bugs usually when new.