This is a laravel command i wrote to handle the upgrade to 4.1 It covers everything in the upgrade doc except for handling missing method. It should be easily addable if you need it. Make sure to add the following to start/artisan.php Artisan::add(new UpgradeCommand); Artisan::resolve('UpgradeCommand'); Once finished, run the following php artisan auth:reminders-controller

This trick is what we use to make writing controllers very quick and easy. The base controller has methods plugged in where needed to automatically load views to a set of templates on it's own. All you need to do is pass it the data you want displayed. It also handles missingmethod to automatically look for logical views. Let me know what you think or any ideas for improving upon it. As a note, I use a separate controller to set the page title and menu items.