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A Comprehensive Guide to Laravel Artisan Commands



Laravel, one of the most popular PHP frameworks, includes a powerful command-line interface called Artisan. Artisan helps streamline many tasks that developers frequently encounter during application development. From creating controllers, models, and migrations to optimizing configurations and performing database tasks, Artisan commands make life easier for Laravel developers.

In this guide, we’ll explore Artisan commands, starting from the basics to more advanced commands.

1. Getting Started with Artisan

To access Artisan commands, navigate to your Laravel project directory and use the following command in the terminal

php artisan

This command will list all available Artisan commands. You can also get help for any specific command by typing

php artisan help <command>


For instance, to get help on the make:controller command, you would use
php artisan help make:controller

2. List of Commonly Used Artisan Commands

2.1 Basic Commands

  1. php artisan list
    Lists all available Artisan commands.

  2. php artisan help
    Displays help information for a specific command.

  3. php artisan tinker
    Opens an interactive REPL (Read-Eval-Print Loop) where you can interact with your application code directly.

2.2 Cache Commands

  1. php artisan cache:clear
    Clears the application cache.

  2. php artisan config:cache
    Combines all configuration files into one cache file to speed up loading.

  3. php artisan route:cache
    Caches the routes to improve performance.

  4. php artisan view:clear
    Clears the compiled view files.

2.3 Database Commands

  1. php artisan migrate
    Runs the database migrations.

  2. php artisan migrate:rollback
    Rolls back the last database migration.

  3. php artisan migrate:reset
    Rolls back all migrations.

  4. php artisan db:seed
    Seeds the database with data using seeders.

  5. php artisan make:migration
    Creates a new database migration file.

  6. php artisan migrate:refresh
    Rolls back and re-runs all migrations in one go.

2.4 Make Commands

       1. php artisan:make controller
         Generate New Controller File.
       2. php artisan:make model
         Creates a new Eloquent model class.
       3. php artisan:make migration
         Generate New Migration File.

Artisan commands are a vital part of the Laravel ecosystem, helping developers efficiently manage routine tasks and focus on business logic. By mastering Artisan commands, you can enhance your productivity and streamline your Laravel development workflow.

Make sure to explore the full range of Artisan commands using php artisan list, and don’t hesitate to create your own custom commands to address unique application needs!--

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