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Version: 11.x

Migrations

Definition

Migrations (are the short name for Database Migrations).

Migrations are the version control of your database. They are very useful for generating and documenting the database tables.

Principles

  • Migrations SHOULD be created inside the Containers folders.

  • Migrations will be autoloaded by the framework.

Rules

  • No need to publish the DB Migrations. Just run the artisan migrate command and Laravel will read the Migrations from the Containers.

Folder Structure

   - app
- Containers
- {section-name}
- {container-name}
- Data
- Migrations
- 2200_01_01_000001_create_something_table.php
- ...

Code Samples

User CreateDemoTable Migrations

class CreateDemoTable extends Migration
{
public function up()
{
Schema::create('demos', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->increments('id');
// ...
$table->timestamps();
$table->softDeletes();
});
}

public function down()
{
Schema::drop('demos');
}
}

Further reading

More info at Laravel Docs.