ldc-web/app/Http/Controllers/StatusCheckerController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Models\Projects;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class StatusCheckerController extends Controller
{
    public function index(Request $request)
    {
        $wp_endpoint = 'https://api.wordpress.org/core/version-check/1.7/';
        $client      = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();
        $response    = $client->request('GET', $wp_endpoint);
        $content     = $response->getBody();
        $oContent    = json_decode($content);

        $laravel_endpoint = 'https://github.com/laravel/laravel/releases/latest';
        $client           = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();
        $response         = $client->request('GET', $laravel_endpoint, [
            'allow_redirects' => false
        ]);
        $content          = $response->getBody()->getContents();
        $laravel_latest   = substr($content, 84);
        $laravel_latest   = substr($laravel_latest, 0, -31);

        $projects = Projects::orderBy('name')->get();
        return view('status-checker.index', ['projects' => $projects, 'wp_latest' => $oContent->offers[0]->version, 'laravel_latest' => $laravel_latest]);
    }
}