migration add column code example

Example 1: laravel migration add column to existing table

php artisan make:migration add_paid_to_users_table --table=users
  
public function up()
{
    Schema::table('users', function($table) {
        $table->integer('paid');
    });
}

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

php artisan migrate

Example 2: how to add column to table rails

rails g migration add_description_to_users description:string
#'g' means generate, the 'add' in 'add_description_to_users' tells
#Rails you want to add a column, the 'description' is the new column name,
#and the 'users' is the table you want to add it to, must be plural. 
#After you've checked your migration to make sure its what you want...
rails db:migrate

Example 3: add column in laravel migration

php artisan make:migration add_paid_to_users_table --table=users

Example 4: add new column in laravel migration

Schema::table('table_name', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->string('column_name', 255)->nullable()->after('previous_column_name');
        });

Example 5: add new column in existing table in laravel migration

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

Example 6: add new column in existing table in laravel migration

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