Add a new column to existing table in a migration

Question

I can\'t figure out how to add a new column to my existing database table using the Laravel framework.

I tried to edit the migration file using...

Answer 1

First you have to create a migration, you can use the migrate:make command on the laravel artisan CLI.Old laravel version like laravel 4 you may use this command for Laravel 4:

php artisan migrate:make add_paid_to_users

And for laravel 5 version

for Laravel 5+:

php artisan make:migration add_paid_to_users_table --table=users

Then you need to use the Schema::table() . And you have to add the column:

public function up()

{

    Schema::table('users', function($table) {

        $table->integer('paid');

    });

}

further you can check this

Answer 2

Laravel 7

1. Create a migration file using cli command:

   php artisan make:migration add_paid_to_users_table --table=users

2. A file will be created in the migrations folder, open it in an editor.

3. Add to the function up():

Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
    // Create new column
    // You probably want to make the new column nullable
    $table->integer('paid')->nullable()->after('status');
}

4. Add to the function down(), this will run in case migration fails for some reasons:

   $table->dropColumn('paid');

5. Run migration using cli command:

   php artisan migrate

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In case you want to add a column to the table to create a foreign key constraint:

In step 3 of the above process, you'll use the following code:

$table->bigInteger('address_id')->unsigned()->nullable()->after('tel_number');

$table->foreign('address_id')->references('id')->on('addresses')->onDelete('SET NULL');

In step 4 of the above process, you'll use the following code:

// 1. Drop foreign key constraints
$table->dropForeign(['address_id']);
// 2. Drop the column
$table->dropColumn('address_id');

Answer 3

First rollback your previous migration

php artisan migrate:rollback

After that, you can modify your existing migration file (add new , rename or delete columns) then Re-Run your migration file

php artisan migrate

Answer 4

Although a migration file is best practice as others have mentioned, in a pinch you can also add a column with tinker.

$ php artisan tinker

Here's an example one-liner for the terminal:

Schema::table('users', function(\Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint $table){ $table->integer('paid'); })

(Here it is formatted for readability)

Schema::table('users', function(\Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint $table){ 
    $table->integer('paid'); 
});

Answer 5

You can add new columns within the initial Schema::create method like this:

Schema::create('users', function($table) {
    $table->integer("paied");
    $table->string("title");
    $table->text("description");
    $table->timestamps();
});

If you have already created a table you can add additional columns to that table by creating a new migration and using the Schema::table method:

Schema::table('users', function($table) {
    $table->string("title");
    $table->text("description");
    $table->timestamps();
});

The documentation is fairly thorough about this, and hasn't changed too much from version 3 to version 4.

Answer 6

To create a migration, you may use the migrate:make command on the Artisan CLI. Use a specific name to avoid clashing with existing models

for Laravel 3:

php artisan migrate:make add_paid_to_users

for Laravel 5+:

php artisan make:migration add_paid_to_users_table --table=users

You then need to use the Schema::table() method (as you're accessing an existing table, not creating a new one). And you can add a column like this:

public function up()
{
    Schema::table('users', function($table) {
        $table->integer('paid');
    });
}

and don't forget to add the rollback option:

public function down()
{
    Schema::table('users', function($table) {
        $table->dropColumn('paid');
    });
}

Then you can run your migrations:

php artisan migrate

This is all well covered in the documentation for both Laravel 3:

• Schema Builder
• Migrations

And for Laravel 4 / Laravel 5:

• Schema Builder
• Migrations

Edit:

use $table->integer('paid')->after('whichever_column'); to add this field after specific column.