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Artisan is the command-line interface included with Laravel. It provides commands for generating boilerplate, running database migrations, managing caches, and inspecting application state.
Command Description
php artisan make:model PostCreates a basic Eloquent model php artisan make:model Post -mModel + migration php artisan make:model Post -cModel + controller php artisan make:model Post -crModel + resource controller php artisan make:model Post -mcrModel + migration + resource controller php artisan make:model Post -sModel + seeder php artisan make:model Post -fModel + factory php artisan make:model Post -aModel + migration + factory + seeder + policy + resource controller + form requests (--all) php artisan make:model RoleUser --pivotCreates a custom pivot model
Command Description
php artisan make:controller PostControllerBasic empty controller php artisan make:controller PostController --resourceController with CRUD actions (index, create, store, show, edit, update, destroy) php artisan make:controller PostController --resource --model=PostResource controller with typed model route-binding php artisan make:controller Api/PostController --apiAPI resource controller (omits HTML create and edit methods) php artisan make:controller ProvisionServer --invokableSingle action controller with __invoke()
Command Description
php artisan make:migration create_posts_tableGenerates a new migration file php artisan make:request StorePostRequestGenerates a Form Request validation class php artisan make:policy PostPolicy --model=PostGenerates a Policy class mapped to a model php artisan make:mail WelcomeUserGenerates a Mailable class php artisan make:mail OrderShipped --markdown=emails.orders.shippedMailable with a Markdown Blade template php artisan make:seeder PostSeederGenerates a database seeder php artisan make:factory PostFactory --model=PostGenerates a model factory php artisan make:middleware EnsureTokenIsValidGenerates custom HTTP middleware php artisan make:job ProcessPodcastGenerates a queueable job
Command Description
php artisan migrateRun pending migrations php artisan migrate:statusShow migration execution status and batches php artisan migrate:rollbackRollback the last migration batch php artisan migrate:rollback --step=2Rollback the last 2 migrations php artisan migrate:resetRollback all database migrations php artisan migrate:refreshRollback all migrations and run them again php artisan migrate:refresh --seedRollback all, re-run, and seed database php artisan migrate:freshDrop all tables and execute all migrations from scratch php artisan migrate:fresh --seedDrop all tables, run all migrations, and run seeders php artisan db:seedRun the root DatabaseSeeder php artisan db:seed --class=UserSeederRun a specific seeder class
[!CAUTION]
Never run migrate:fresh in production. It drops all tables and destroys data permanently.
Use caching in production to boost performance by eliminating runtime file scanning and route parsing.
Command Description
php artisan optimizeCaches bootstrap files, configuration, and routes php artisan optimize:clearClears all cached bootstrap files, config, routes, views, and events php artisan route:cacheCompiles all routes into a single cached file php artisan route:clearDeletes the compiled route cache php artisan config:cacheMerges all config files into a single cached file php artisan config:clearDeletes the compiled configuration cache php artisan view:cachePre-compiles all Blade templates php artisan view:clearClears compiled Blade view files php artisan cache:clearFlushes the application data cache (Redis/Memcached/file) php artisan event:cacheCaches discovered events and listeners php artisan event:clearClears the event cache
[!TIP]
During local development, run php artisan optimize:clear if route or configuration changes fail to reflect.
Command Description
php artisan route:listLists all registered application routes php artisan route:list --path=apiFilters routes by URI path php artisan route:list --except-vendorExcludes vendor-registered routes php artisan aboutDisplays environment, PHP version, cache drivers, and framework details
Command Description
php artisan serveStarts local PHP development server (http://127.0.0.1:8000) php artisan serve --port=8080Starts server on a specified port php artisan tinkerInteractive REPL shell powered by PsySH php artisan downPuts the application into maintenance mode php artisan down --secret="bypass-token"Enables maintenance mode with a bypass cookie php artisan upBrings the application out of maintenance mode php artisan queue:workStarts processing queued jobs php artisan schedule:workRuns the task scheduler locally (daemon mode for local dev)