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Core

Layer	Technology	Version
Language	PHP	7.2
Framework	Laravel	5.7
Database	MySQL	5.7
Cache & sessions	Redis	Latest (via Predis client 1.1)
Web server	Nginx	Alpine
App server	PHP-FPM	7.2-alpine3.11
Containerization	Docker	docker-compose

Authentication

Custom Redis token guard — not Laravel Passport or Sanctum. See Authentication for details.

Package	Purpose
`predis/predis` ^1.1	Redis client for session token storage
`web-token/jwt-framework` ^2.1	JWT token handling

Payments

Package	Purpose
`stripe/stripe-php` ^7.2	Payment processing, subscriptions, Connect payouts, billing portal

Identity & verification

Package	Purpose
`onfido/api-php-client` ^4.1.3	Identity document verification
`yoti/yoti-php-sdk` ^3.1	Identity verification (alternative provider)

Communication

Package	Purpose
`twilio/sdk` ^6.9	SMS phone number verification via Verify V2
APNS (native)	iOS push notifications
FCM (native)	Android push notifications
SMTP / Mailgun	Transactional email

Google services

Package	Purpose
`google/apiclient` ^2.12	Calendar sync, OAuth2
Google Maps API (via Guzzle)	Geocoding, reverse geocoding, postcode lookup

File & media processing

Package	Purpose
`league/flysystem-aws-s3-v3` ^1.0	AWS S3 file storage
`intervention/image` ^2.4	Image processing and manipulation
`php-ffmpeg/php-ffmpeg` ^0.13.0	Video processing

Utilities

Package	Purpose
`guzzlehttp/guzzle` ^6.3	HTTP client for external API calls
`calebporzio/parental` 0.9	Model inheritance (Tutor extends User)
`anthonymartin/geo-location` ~1.0	Geolocation calculations
`justbetter/laravel-pagination-with-havings` ^1.0	Pagination with HAVING clauses
`phlak/semver` 3.2.0	Semantic versioning
`doctrine/dbal` ^2.9	Database abstraction (used for migration column modifications)
`fideloper/proxy` ~4.0	Trusted proxy handling

Dev dependencies

Package	Purpose
`phpunit/phpunit` ~7.4	Testing framework
`mockery/mockery` ~1.0	Mocking library
`fzaninotto/faker` ~1.4	Test data generation
`friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer` ~2.12	Code style enforcement
`mpociot/laravel-apidoc-generator` ^3.17	API documentation generation
`filp/whoops` ~2.0	Error page handler

Frontend assets (minimal)

Used primarily for email templates, not a full frontend:

Package	Purpose
`laravel-mix` ^1.0	Webpack wrapper for asset compilation
`vue` ^2.5.7	Frontend framework (email template components)
`bootstrap-sass` ^3.3.7	CSS framework
`axios` ^0.17	HTTP client