Update database and helper functionality in CodeIgniter

Revised database drivers, query builder, and file/inflector helpers for improved consistency and functionality. Updated copyrights, links, and standardized function names including deprecating `is_countable` in favor of `word_is_countable`. Added support for new SQL features and optimized query handling.

composer.json

@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 		"source": "https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter"
 	},
 	"require": {
-		"php": ">=5.3.7",
-		"vlucas/phpdotenv": "^2.4",
-		"illuminate/database": "5.1.16",
+		"php": ">=8.0",
+		"vlucas/phpdotenv": "^5.6",
+		"illuminate/database": "v10.48.26",
 		"symfony/var-dumper": "^3.4",
-		"phpoffice/phpspreadsheet": "^1.3"
+		"phpoffice/phpspreadsheet": "^3.8"
 	},
 	"autoload": {
 		"classmap": [
@@ -30,5 +30,10 @@
 		"paragonie/random_compat": "Provides better randomness in PHP 5.x"
 	},
 	"require-dev": {
+	},
+	"config": {
+		"allow-plugins": {
+			"kylekatarnls/update-helper": true
+		}
 	}
 }