laravel database generated field types code example

Example 1: laravel foreign key

Schema::table('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->unsignedBigInteger('user_id');

    $table->foreign('user_id')->references('id')->on('users');
});
OR
Schema::table('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->foreignId('user_id')->constrained();
});

Example 2: laravel field types from database field type

// in laravel if error of missing pdomysql driver issue the command
// composer require doctrine/dbal
DB::connection()->getDoctrineColumn($table_name, $field_name)->getType()->getName()