Laravel MongoDB releases version 5.0

Laravel MongoDB integration version 5.0 is now available, introducing breaking changes to align with Laravel's conventions and behaviors. This update simplifies MongoDB usage for developers familiar with Eloquent. Automatic aliasing of id to _id in MongoDB is now supported, eliminating the need for specifying protected $primaryKey = '_id' in model classes. Date handling has been enhanced, with DateTimeInterface objects automatically converted to MongoDB's UTCDateTime for insert and update operations. When retrieving data, MongoDB's UTCDateTime is automatically converted back into Carbon date with the default timezone. Query results from MongoDB will now be returned as stdClass objects instead of arrays, allowing properties to be accessed using $item->name. Model customization has been simplified, with $collection replaced by $table for customizing the collection name in Eloquent models. Several MongoDB-specific service providers have been removed, as MongoDB\Connection is now fully compatible with Laravel's classes. Connection and logging updates have also been made, with MongoDB\Laravel\Connection replaced by MongoDB\Connection and query logging now using MongoDB Monitoring Events. To handle the breaking changes, users should refer to the upgrade guide.