diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Console/ConfirmableTrait.php b/src/Illuminate/Console/ConfirmableTrait.php
index 7172215303ab..1a5308ede778 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Console/ConfirmableTrait.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Console/ConfirmableTrait.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public function confirmToProceed($warning = 'Application In Production!', $callb
     protected function getDefaultConfirmCallback()
     {
         return function () {
-            return $this->getLaravel()->environment() == 'production';
+            return $this->getLaravel()->environment() === 'production';
         };
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Event.php b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Event.php
index afa62e69537d..d21defd2dae9 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Event.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Event.php
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public function __construct(EventMutex $mutex, $command)
      */
     public function getDefaultOutput()
     {
-        return (DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR == '\\') ? 'NUL' : '/dev/null';
+        return (DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR === '\\') ? 'NUL' : '/dev/null';
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Connectors/SQLiteConnector.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Connectors/SQLiteConnector.php
index ae8e4e7668ef..90dc16be24cc 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Connectors/SQLiteConnector.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Connectors/SQLiteConnector.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public function connect(array $config)
         // SQLite supports "in-memory" databases that only last as long as the owning
         // connection does. These are useful for tests or for short lifetime store
         // querying. In-memory databases may only have a single open connection.
-        if ($config['database'] == ':memory:') {
+        if ($config['database'] === ':memory:') {
             return $this->createConnection('sqlite::memory:', $config, $options);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/DatabaseManager.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/DatabaseManager.php
index 9f775e6d46ed..cb0f3bc9c1c5 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/DatabaseManager.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/DatabaseManager.php
@@ -180,9 +180,9 @@ protected function configure(Connection $connection, $type)
      */
     protected function setPdoForType(Connection $connection, $type = null)
     {
-        if ($type == 'read') {
+        if ($type === 'read') {
             $connection->setPdo($connection->getReadPdo());
-        } elseif ($type == 'write') {
+        } elseif ($type === 'write') {
             $connection->setReadPdo($connection->getPdo());
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Concerns/QueriesRelationships.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Concerns/QueriesRelationships.php
index 67164a180aa3..266c070cb569 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Concerns/QueriesRelationships.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Concerns/QueriesRelationships.php
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public function withCount($relations)
 
             unset($alias);
 
-            if (count($segments) == 3 && Str::lower($segments[1]) == 'as') {
+            if (count($segments) == 3 && Str::lower($segments[1]) === 'as') {
                 [$name, $alias] = [$segments[0], $segments[2]];
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php
index 9a83b0d316dd..eac7e1a01878 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ protected function incrementOrDecrement($column, $amount, $extra, $method)
      */
     protected function incrementOrDecrementAttributeValue($column, $amount, $extra, $method)
     {
-        $this->{$column} = $this->{$column} + ($method == 'increment' ? $amount : $amount * -1);
+        $this->{$column} = $this->{$column} + ($method === 'increment' ? $amount : $amount * -1);
 
         $this->forceFill($extra);
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Relations/HasOneOrMany.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Relations/HasOneOrMany.php
index 20b2b4f7b76f..64e16c2d31fe 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Relations/HasOneOrMany.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Relations/HasOneOrMany.php
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ protected function getRelationValue(array $dictionary, $key, $type)
     {
         $value = $dictionary[$key];
 
-        return $type == 'one' ? reset($value) : $this->related->newCollection($value);
+        return $type === 'one' ? reset($value) : $this->related->newCollection($value);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
index 465366365c07..bd66993decbb 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
@@ -1731,7 +1731,7 @@ public function orderBy($column, $direction = 'asc')
     {
         $this->{$this->unions ? 'unionOrders' : 'orders'}[] = [
             'column' => $column,
-            'direction' => strtolower($direction) == 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc',
+            'direction' => strtolower($direction) === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc',
         ];
 
         return $this;
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Blueprint.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Blueprint.php
index 97eaaf07f671..de2bb13b84b8 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Blueprint.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Blueprint.php
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public function addFluentCommands(Grammar $grammar)
     protected function creating()
     {
         return collect($this->commands)->contains(function ($command) {
-            return $command->name == 'create';
+            return $command->name === 'create';
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/ChangeColumn.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/ChangeColumn.php
index 45a217f29bc9..3941cd318262 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/ChangeColumn.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/ChangeColumn.php
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ protected static function getDoctrineColumnChangeOptions(Fluent $fluent)
             $options['length'] = static::calculateDoctrineTextLength($fluent['type']);
         }
 
-        if ($fluent['type'] == 'json') {
+        if ($fluent['type'] === 'json') {
             $options['customSchemaOptions'] = [
                 'collation' => '',
             ];
@@ -206,6 +206,6 @@ protected static function mapFluentOptionToDoctrine($attribute)
      */
     protected static function mapFluentValueToDoctrine($option, $value)
     {
-        return $option == 'notnull' ? ! $value : $value;
+        return $option === 'notnull' ? ! $value : $value;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/SqlServerConnection.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/SqlServerConnection.php
index 95395637d6b8..db5a0bed8c78 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/SqlServerConnection.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/SqlServerConnection.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class SqlServerConnection extends Connection
     public function transaction(Closure $callback, $attempts = 1)
     {
         for ($a = 1; $a <= $attempts; $a++) {
-            if ($this->getDriverName() == 'sqlsrv') {
+            if ($this->getDriverName() === 'sqlsrv') {
                 return parent::transaction($callback);
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Encryption/Encrypter.php b/src/Illuminate/Encryption/Encrypter.php
index 5f80599a48bd..d4a18225b780 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Encryption/Encrypter.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Encryption/Encrypter.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public static function supported($key, $cipher)
      */
     public static function generateKey($cipher)
     {
-        return random_bytes($cipher == 'AES-128-CBC' ? 16 : 32);
+        return random_bytes($cipher === 'AES-128-CBC' ? 16 : 32);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php
index 1338e8b9c63a..da3f17b070b9 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ public function environment()
      */
     public function isLocal()
     {
-        return $this['env'] == 'local';
+        return $this['env'] === 'local';
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/VendorPublishCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/VendorPublishCommand.php
index 08d9b9c95f93..5c878cdc7339 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/VendorPublishCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/VendorPublishCommand.php
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ protected function parseChoice($choice)
     {
         [$type, $value] = explode(': ', strip_tags($choice));
 
-        if ($type == 'Provider') {
+        if ($type === 'Provider') {
             $this->provider = $value;
-        } elseif ($type == 'Tag') {
+        } elseif ($type === 'Tag') {
             $this->tags = [$value];
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/PendingCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/PendingCommand.php
index efdd5e97e54c..2a40aed1c789 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/PendingCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/PendingCommand.php
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public function run()
         try {
             $exitCode = $this->app[Kernel::class]->call($this->command, $this->parameters);
         } catch (NoMatchingExpectationException $e) {
-            if ($e->getMethodName() == 'askQuestion') {
+            if ($e->getMethodName() === 'askQuestion') {
                 $this->test->fail('Unexpected question "'.$e->getActualArguments()[0]->getQuestion().'" was asked.');
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/RefreshDatabase.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/RefreshDatabase.php
index 292653997661..50fb39168244 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/RefreshDatabase.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/RefreshDatabase.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ protected function usingInMemoryDatabase()
     {
         return config('database.connections')[
             config('database.default')
-        ]['database'] == ':memory:';
+        ]['database'] === ':memory:';
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Http/Request.php b/src/Illuminate/Http/Request.php
index eb8c457ec8d4..f38a184c38ee 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Http/Request.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Http/Request.php
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public function fullUrl()
     {
         $query = $this->getQueryString();
 
-        $question = $this->getBaseUrl().$this->getPathInfo() == '/' ? '/?' : '?';
+        $question = $this->getBaseUrl().$this->getPathInfo() === '/' ? '/?' : '?';
 
         return $query ? $this->url().$question.$query : $this->url();
     }
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public function fullUrl()
      */
     public function fullUrlWithQuery(array $query)
     {
-        $question = $this->getBaseUrl().$this->getPathInfo() == '/' ? '/?' : '?';
+        $question = $this->getBaseUrl().$this->getPathInfo() === '/' ? '/?' : '?';
 
         return count($this->query()) > 0
             ? $this->url().$question.Arr::query(array_merge($this->query(), $query))
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Notifications/resources/views/email.blade.php b/src/Illuminate/Notifications/resources/views/email.blade.php
index 1dfbd02bb7b4..5e8073dbd7c4 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Notifications/resources/views/email.blade.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Notifications/resources/views/email.blade.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 @if (! empty($greeting))
 # {{ $greeting }}
 @else
-@if ($level == 'error')
+@if ($level === 'error')
 # @lang('Whoops!')
 @else
 # @lang('Hello!')
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Routing/Matching/UriValidator.php b/src/Illuminate/Routing/Matching/UriValidator.php
index 6a54d129630d..3aeb73b2d176 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Routing/Matching/UriValidator.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Routing/Matching/UriValidator.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class UriValidator implements ValidatorInterface
      */
     public function matches(Route $route, Request $request)
     {
-        $path = $request->path() == '/' ? '/' : '/'.$request->path();
+        $path = $request->path() === '/' ? '/' : '/'.$request->path();
 
         return preg_match($route->getCompiled()->getRegex(), rawurldecode($path));
     }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Routing/Redirector.php b/src/Illuminate/Routing/Redirector.php
index 87716e06ede8..3054d49d614f 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Routing/Redirector.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Routing/Redirector.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public function guest($path, $status = 302, $headers = [], $secure = null)
     {
         $request = $this->generator->getRequest();
 
-        $intended = $request->method() == 'GET' && $request->route() && ! $request->expectsJson()
+        $intended = $request->method() === 'GET' && $request->route() && ! $request->expectsJson()
                         ? $this->generator->full()
                         : $this->generator->previous();
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Routing/RouteCollection.php b/src/Illuminate/Routing/RouteCollection.php
index 32c1bf40af6a..265d2823e9eb 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Routing/RouteCollection.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Routing/RouteCollection.php
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ protected function checkForAlternateVerbs($request)
      */
     protected function getRouteForMethods($request, array $methods)
     {
-        if ($request->method() == 'OPTIONS') {
+        if ($request->method() === 'OPTIONS') {
             return (new Route('OPTIONS', $request->path(), function () use ($methods) {
                 return new Response('', 200, ['Allow' => implode(',', $methods)]);
             }))->bind($request);
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Routing/RouteRegistrar.php b/src/Illuminate/Routing/RouteRegistrar.php
index b911f1b5b31a..81e2385ff223 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Routing/RouteRegistrar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Routing/RouteRegistrar.php
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public function __call($method, $parameters)
         }
 
         if (in_array($method, $this->allowedAttributes)) {
-            if ($method == 'middleware') {
+            if ($method === 'middleware') {
                 return $this->attribute($method, is_array($parameters[0]) ? $parameters[0] : $parameters);
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php b/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php
index 14c4ba8f4f1a..2ab7bb5dfc55 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ public function __call($method, $parameters)
             return $this->macroCall($method, $parameters);
         }
 
-        if ($method == 'middleware') {
+        if ($method === 'middleware') {
             return (new RouteRegistrar($this))->attribute($method, is_array($parameters[0]) ? $parameters[0] : $parameters);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/Str.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/Str.php
index 1953cab5137b..9c3cda57b995 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/Str.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/Str.php
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ public static function slug($title, $separator = '-', $language = 'en')
         $title = static::ascii($title, $language);
 
         // Convert all dashes/underscores into separator
-        $flip = $separator == '-' ? '_' : '-';
+        $flip = $separator === '-' ? '_' : '-';
 
         $title = preg_replace('!['.preg_quote($flip).']+!u', $separator, $title);
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Translation/FileLoader.php b/src/Illuminate/Translation/FileLoader.php
index 66fb8a0f8952..d2d21d2692f7 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Translation/FileLoader.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Translation/FileLoader.php
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ public function __construct(Filesystem $files, $path)
      */
     public function load($locale, $group, $namespace = null)
     {
-        if ($group == '*' && $namespace == '*') {
+        if ($group === '*' && $namespace === '*') {
             return $this->loadJsonPaths($locale);
         }
 
-        if (is_null($namespace) || $namespace == '*') {
+        if (is_null($namespace) || $namespace === '*') {
             return $this->loadPath($this->path, $locale, $group);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Translation/MessageSelector.php b/src/Illuminate/Translation/MessageSelector.php
index fdea3c2d4aeb..30b4c9bb78d2 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Translation/MessageSelector.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Translation/MessageSelector.php
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ private function extractFromString($part, $number)
         if (Str::contains($condition, ',')) {
             [$from, $to] = explode(',', $condition, 2);
 
-            if ($to == '*' && $number >= $from) {
+            if ($to === '*' && $number >= $from) {
                 return $value;
-            } elseif ($from == '*' && $number <= $to) {
+            } elseif ($from === '*' && $number <= $to) {
                 return $value;
             } elseif ($number >= $from && $number <= $to) {
                 return $value;
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php
index 541e69b143c2..26b1e352d95c 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ public function validateDigitsBetween($attribute, $value, $parameters)
      */
     public function validateDimensions($attribute, $value, $parameters)
     {
-        if ($this->isValidFileInstance($value) && $value->getClientMimeType() == 'image/svg+xml') {
+        if ($this->isValidFileInstance($value) && $value->getClientMimeType() === 'image/svg+xml') {
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ protected function prepareUniqueId($id)
             $id = $this->getValue($matches[1]);
         }
 
-        if (strtolower($id) == 'null') {
+        if (strtolower($id) === 'null') {
             $id = null;
         }