- laravel framework upgrade frpm 7.x to 8. see also: https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/upgrade#assert-exact-json-method

- use  PHP7 null coalesce operator instead of laravel optional method
- change Breadcrumbs::register method to Bredcrumbs::for method
- composer updates

database/seeders/AccountsSeeder.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace Database\Seeders;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
+// use Database\DisableForeignKeys;
+// use Database\TruncateTable;
+use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+class AccountsTableSeeder extends Seeder
+{
+        /**
+     * Seed the application's database.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function run(): void
+    {
+        
+        // \App\Models\User::factory(10)->create();  
+        DB::table('accounts')->insert([
+            [
+                'login' => "admin",
+                'email' => "admin@localhost",
+                'password' => bcrypt('secret'),
+                'created_at' => Carbon::now(),
+            ],
+            [
+                'login' => "Submitty",
+                'email' => "submitter@localhost",
+                'password' => bcrypt('secret'),
+                'created_at' => Carbon::now(),
+            ],
+            [
+                'login' => "Eddy",
+                'email' => "editor@localhost",
+                'password' => bcrypt('secret'),
+                'created_at' => Carbon::now(),
+            ],
+            [
+                'login' => "Review",
+                'email' => "review@localhost",
+                'password' => bcrypt('secret'),
+                'created_at' => Carbon::now(),
+            ],
+        ]);
+    }
+}