Laravel 5.5 Error Base table or view already exists: 1050 Table 'users' already exists

Question

Specifications:

• Laravel Version: 5.5.3
• PHP Version: 7.1
• Database Driver & Version: MariaDB 10.1.26

Answer 1

You can skip migrate the table if table exist in database by add this code:

public function up()
{
    if(Schema::hasTable('users')) return;       //add this line to your database file

    Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
        $table->increments('id');
        $table->timestamps();

    });
}

Answer 2

Change your Mysql Engine Setting

In config/database.php, change your mysql engine setting to: 'engine' => 'innodb row_format=dynamic'.

Note: This is applicable to Laravel 5.2.14+

Answer 3

There are two possible solutions for this as mentioned on this link:

https://www.codespeaker.com/laravel-framework/solutions-for-common-errors-on-artisan-commands/

First is rollback

php artisan migrate:rollback

Second is dropping of tables.