examples.php

<?php

/*
 * This will still be mutable
 */
use Carbon\Carbon;

$date = Carbon::now();

/*
 * This will also still be mutable - it's just an alias Laravel provides
 */
use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;

$date = Carbon::now();

/*
 * This will get us an immutable date object
 */
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Date;

$date = Date::now();