laravel add new columns into existing tables 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: laravel add column to table

// The table method on the Schema facade MAY BE USED TO UPDATE EXISTING TABLES.
// The table method accepts two arguments: the name of the table and a Closure
// that receives a Blueprint instance you may use to add columns to the table:
Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->string('email');
});