mcrypt support will be deprecated in php 7.1 (https://wiki.php.net/rfc/mcrypt-viking-funeral)
Current version of Laravel and current version of Laravel LTS don't require mcrypt.
Laravel 5.0 was the last version of Laravel that required mcrypt.
With this change we will be only supporting Laravel 5.1 and up.
mcrypt support will be deprecated in php 7.1 (https://wiki.php.net/rfc/mcrypt-viking-funeral) Current version of Laravel and current version of Laravel LTS don't require mcrypt. Laravel 5.0 was the last version of Laravel that required mcrypt. With this change we will be only supporting Laravel 5.1 and up.