Seeders

Seeders are used to fill the database with test or initial data. They are stored in the database/seeders/ directory.

Creating a Seeder

Generate a new seeder using Artisan:


                php artisan make:seeder UserSeeder

This creates a file in database/seeders/UserSeeder.php.

Writing a Seeder

Edit the run method inside UserSeeder.php:


                use Illuminate\Database\Seeder; 

                use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB; 
 


                class UserSeeder extends Seeder 

                { 

                public function run() { 

                DB::table('users')->insert([ 

                'name' => 'John Doe', 

                'email' => 'johndoe@example.com', 

                'password' => bcrypt('password'), 

                ]); 

                } 

                }

Running a Seeder

Run the specific seeder:


                php artisan db:seed --class=UserSeeder

Or run php artisan db:seed if UserSeeder is called in DatabaseSeeder.php:


                namespace Database\Seeders; 

                use Illuminate\Database\Seeder; 
 


                class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder 

                { 

                /** 

                * Seed the application's database. 

                 */ 

                 public function run(): void {

                 $us = new UserSeeder(); 

                 $us->run(); 

                 } 

                }