# Migrations

To understand Migrations in detail, you can visit the Laravel documentation here (opens new window).

# Using Bagisto Package Generator

This command creates a new migration class in the packages/Webkul/Blog/src/Database/Migrations directory.

php artisan package:make-migration CreatePostsTable Webkul/Blog

# Using Laravel Artisan Command

  • Create a Database folder in the packages/Webkul/Blog/src path. Inside the Database folder, create Migrations and Seeders folders.

    └── packages
    └── Webkul
        └── Blog
            └── src
                ├── ...
                └── Database
                    ├── Migrations
                    └── Seeders

  • Run the following command with the --path option to specify where your migration file will be placed.

    php artisan make:migration create_posts_table --path=packages/Webkul/Blog/src/Database/Migrations

  • Copy the code provided here and paste it into your migration file.

    <?php

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

return new class extends Migration
{
   /**
    * Run the migrations.
    *
    * @return void
    */
    public function up()
    {
        Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->id();
            $table->string('title')->nullable();
            $table->longText('description')->nullable();
            $table->integer('user_id');
            $table->tinyInteger('status')->default(1);
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }

   /**
    * Reverse the migrations.
    *
    * @return void
    */
    public function down()
    {
        Schema::dropIfExists('posts');
    }
};

# Loading Migration from Package

  • We need to add the migrations to our service provider to load them.

    <?php

namespace Webkul\Blog\Providers;

use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;

class BlogServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
   /**
    * Bootstrap services.
    *
    * @return void
    */
    public function boot()
    {          
        $this->loadMigrationsFrom(__DIR__ .'/../Database/Migrations');
    }
}

# Creating Tables from Migrations

  • Run the following command to create the posts table in your database.

    php artisan migrate

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