How to create and migrate a database table in Laravel?

To create and migrate a database table in Laravel, you can follow these steps:

Step 1: Generate a new migration file using the make:migration Artisan command. This command will create a new migration file in the database/migrations directory.

php artisan make:migration create_table_name

Step 2: Open the newly created migration file and define the structure of your database table using the up method. You can use the Schema facade to create the table and define its columns.

use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;

class CreateTable extends Migration
{
    public function up()
    {
        Schema::create('table_name', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->id();
            $table->string('column_name');
            // Add more columns as needed...
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }

    public function down()
    {
        Schema::dropIfExists('table_name');
    }
}

Step 3: Run the migration using the migrate Artisan command. This command will create the table in the database specified in your .env file.

php artisan migrate

And that's it! You have now created and migrated a database table in Laravel.