syntax error, unexpected 'SlugOptions' (T_STRING), expecting function (T_FUNCTION) or const (T_CONST)

I am using the package you mentioned.

then what the error ..show me your code

no error. it works.

I am using laravel valet. So I have to upgrade it from there?

valet use [email protected]

before I upgrade, how do I verify what valet php version I am using?

You see that in phpinfo() output

So 7.3.20 as was my valet php version right?

Assuming you are visiting a site being served by Valet, yes.

the bottle needs the Apple Command Line Tools to be installed.
  You can install them, if desired, with:
    xcode-select --install

I remember this should be optional as I don't use xcode.

AFAIK that is not the case.

Apparently I installed 7.4 but phpinfo still shows 7.3.20. How come?

Seems to me that you have successfully installed [email protected] - Valet may be misreporting that.

Try valet use [email protected] again.

it says this:

MacBook-Pro forum % valet use [email protected]
Valet is already using version: [email protected]. To re-link and re-configure use the --force parameter.

I even tried valet restart but no luck.

i'm guessing I need to stop the service something like:

 brew services stop php71

and then start the one I want:

 brew services stop php72

but I don't know the proper command.?

So I run brew services list and it shows the issue:

Name      Status  User        Plist
dnsmasq   error   root        /Library/LaunchDaemons/homebrew.mxcl.dnsmasq.plist
[email protected] started   /Users/name/Library/LaunchAgents/[email protected]
nginx     error   root        /Library/LaunchDaemons/homebrew.mxcl.nginx.plist
php       stopped             
[email protected]   stopped             
[email protected]   error   root        /Library/LaunchDaemons/[email protected]

i'm not sure why it says error even though phpinfo() shows the correct version now...

You can unlink to remove the link in /usr/local:

brew unlink [email protected]

I did unlink but it's still showing up in the services list. Also it claims that [email protected] is started but why does the status says error?

What about nginx and dnsmasq?

Don't know... mine is the same; had never noticed before?

Is the SlugOptions error gone now?

Not yet.

Mine sharing what is your brew services list?

Tried running my application normally and everything works as fine so i am not sure if I should be concerned about those issue. Or maybe I should start a new thread..

But phpinfo() says that you are using version 7.4?

Sure:

~                                                                                                                                                  ⍉
▶ brew services list
Name    Status  User Plist
dnsmasq unknown root /Library/LaunchDaemons/homebrew.mxcl.dnsmasq.plist
mailhog stopped
nginx   unknown root /Library/LaunchDaemons/homebrew.mxcl.nginx.plist
php     error   root /Library/LaunchDaemons/homebrew.mxcl.php.plist
unbound stopped

Yea it shows 7.4.16. However, my composer.json shows:

"require": {
        "php": "^7.4.5",

....

How do I update it to match?

Forget about the platform dependencies, they are not relevant to this situation.

Okay I marked yours as solved.

Just in case you're interested in the other thread:

https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/laravel/brew-services-list-php-status-showing-error

@tykus I have php 7.4

Valet is already using version: [email protected]. To re-link and re-configure use the --force parameter.

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