Laravel 5 - artisan seed [ReflectionException] Class SongsTableSeeder does not exist

You need to put SongsTableSeeder into file SongsTableSeeder.php in the same directory where you have your DatabaseSeeder.php file.

And you need to run in your console:

composer dump-autoload

to generate new class map and then run:

php artisan db:seed

I've just tested it. It is working without a problem in Laravel 5

I solved it by doing this:

1. Copy the file content.
2. Remove file.
3. Run command: php artisan make:seeder .
4. Copy the file content back in this file.

This happened because I made a change in the filename. I don't know why it didn't work after the change.

File SongsTableSeeder.php should be in database/seeds directory or in its subdirectory.

You need to run:

composer dump-autoload

and then:

php artisan db:seed

or:

php artisan db:seed --class=SongsTableSeeder