Create a Table

Laravel provide a simple way to create mysql table. For example, below is a sample of creating a user table.

Step 1: Create Migration

Run the following Artisan command to generate a migration file for creating the users table:

php artisan make:migration create_users_table

Step 2: Define Table Schema

Open the newly created migration file (YYYY_MM_DD_create_users_table.php) located in the database/migrations directory. Define the table schema in the up method using the Schema facade.

Example Migration

To create a users table with the following columns:

• id: Auto-incrementing primary key for uniquely identifying each user.

• name: String column to store the user's name.

• email: Unique string column to store the user's email address.

• email_verified_at: Nullable timestamp column to store the timestamp when the user's email was verified.

• password: String column to store the user's password (hashed for security).

• remember_token: String column to store the "remember me" token.

• created_at and updated_at: Timestamp columns to automatically store the creation and last update timestamps.

You should define your migration file as follows:

use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;

class CreateUsersTable extends Migration
{
    public function up()
    {
        Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->id();
            $table->string('name');
            $table->string('email')->unique();
            $table->timestamp('email_verified_at')->nullable();
            $table->string('password');
            $table->rememberToken();
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }

    public function down()
    {
        Schema::dropIfExists('users');
    }
}

Step 3: Run Migration

Execute the migration to create the users table in your database by running the following Artisan command:

php artisan migrate

or you can just migrate the table u want with

php artisan migrate --path=/database/migrations/2024_02_20_160511_create_users_table.php