alter column migration laravel code example

Example 1: laravel migration change column name

Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->renameColumn('from', 'to');
});

Example 2: add column in laravel migration

php artisan make:migration add_paid_to_users_table --table=users

Example 3: laravel migration change column type

public function up()
{
    Schema::table('sometable', function (Blueprint $table) {
        $table->text('text')->change();
    });
}

Example 4: add column to migration laravel

class AddProfileToUsers extends Migration
{
    /**
     * Run the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function up()
    {
        Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->string('profile')->nullable();
        });
    }

    /**
     * Reverse the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function down()
    {
        Schema::table('shop_users', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->dropColumn(['profile']);
        });
    }
}

Example 5: laravel drop column

// To drop a column, use the dropColumn method on the schema builder.
// Before dropping columns from a SQLite database, you will need to add
// the doctrine/dbal dependency to your composer.json file and run the
// composer update command in your terminal to install the library:

Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->dropColumn('votes');
});

Example 6: datetime-local laravel migration data type

public function getDateStartAttribute($value)
{
    return Carbon::parse($value)->format('Y-m-d\TH:i');
}

public function getDateEndAttribute($value)
{
    return Carbon::parse($value)->format('Y-m-d\TH:i');
}