These are list of schema table column types that you can use when creating database migration on laravel 4.2, most of these column types also available on laravel 5, this post is just for quick reference.
The table builder contains a variety of column types that you may use when building your tables:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
$table->bigIncrements('id'); | Incrementing ID using a "big integer" equivalent. |
$table->bigInteger('votes'); | BIGINT equivalent to the table |
$table->binary('data'); | BLOB equivalent to the table |
$table->boolean('confirmed'); | BOOLEAN equivalent to the table |
$table->char('name', 4); | CHAR equivalent with a length |
$table->date('created_at'); | DATE equivalent to the table |
$table->dateTime('created_at'); | DATETIME equivalent to the table |
$table->decimal('amount', 5, 2); | DECIMAL equivalent with a precision and scale |
$table->double('column', 15, 8); | DOUBLE equivalent with precision, 15 digits in total and 8 after the decimal point |
$table->enum('choices', array('foo', 'bar')); | ENUM equivalent to the table |
$table->float('amount'); | FLOAT equivalent to the table |
$table->increments('id'); | Incrementing ID to the table (primary key). |
$table->integer('votes'); | INTEGER equivalent to the table |
$table->longText('description'); | LONGTEXT equivalent to the table |
$table->mediumInteger('numbers'); | MEDIUMINT equivalent to the table |
$table->mediumText('description'); | MEDIUMTEXT equivalent to the table |
$table->morphs('taggable'); | Adds INTEGER taggable_id and STRING taggable_type |
$table->nullableTimestamps(); | Same as timestamps(), except allows NULLs |
$table->smallInteger('votes'); | SMALLINT equivalent to the table |
$table->tinyInteger('numbers'); | TINYINT equivalent to the table |
$table->softDeletes(); | Adds deleted_at column for soft deletes |
$table->string('email'); | VARCHAR equivalent column |
$table->string('name', 100); | VARCHAR equivalent with a length |
$table->text('description'); | TEXT equivalent to the table |
$table->time('sunrise'); | TIME equivalent to the table |
$table->timestamp('added_on'); | TIMESTAMP equivalent to the table |
$table->timestamps(); | Adds created_at and updated_at columns |
$table->rememberToken(); | Adds remember_token as VARCHAR(100) NULL |
->nullable() | Designate that the column allows NULL values |
->default($value) | Declare a default value for a column |
->unsigned() | Set INTEGER to UNSIGNED |
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