laravel alter table 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: laravel add column to existing table

php artisan make:migration add_paid_to_users_table --table=users

Example 3: add new column in laravel migration

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

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 add column to existing table

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

Example 6: 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');
});