laravel eloquent foreign key 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: foreign key laravel migration

$table->foreign('column_name')->references('id')->on('table_name')->onDelete('cascade');

Example 3: laravel how to query belongsTo relationship

$movies = Movie::whereHas('director', function($q) {
    $q->where('name', 'great');
})->get();

Example 4: 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()

Example 5: eloquent relationships

$roles = App\User::find(1)->roles()->orderBy('name')->get();