Generate a Model from an Existing Migration in Laravel
To auto-create a model from a migration file in Laravel, follow these steps:
1. Generate a Model from an Existing Migration
Run the following command:
php artisan make:model YourModelName
For example, if your table is inventories, run:
php artisan make:model Inventory
2. Generate a Model with a Migration and Factory (if needed)
If you haven’t created a migration yet and want to generate both:
php artisan make:model Inventory -m
-m→ Creates a migration file (skip this if you already have a migration).-f→ Creates a factory for database seeding.-c→ Creates a controller.-s→ Creates a seeder.-r→ Creates a resource controller.
Example:
php artisan make:model Inventory -mfsc
This will create:
app/Models/Inventory.phpdatabase/migrations/xxxx_xx_xx_xxxxxx_create_inventories_table.phpdatabase/factories/InventoryFactory.phpdatabase/seeders/InventorySeeder.phpapp/Http/Controllers/InventoryController.php
3. Define the Model (if generated separately)
After generating the model, open app/Models/Inventory.php and define:
namespace App\Models;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Inventory extends Model
{
use HasFactory;
protected $table = 'inventories'; // Specify table if name is different
protected $fillable = [
'subsidiary', 'asset_detail', 'asset_account_id', 'date_of_capital',
'asset_quantity', 'asset_unit', 'dept_code', 'site_resp', 'room',
'activity', 'acquisitionvalue', 'bookvalue', 'section_name', 'origin_code'
]; // Mass assignable fields
public $timestamps = false; // Disable timestamps if not in the table
}
4. Auto-Generate Model Using Laravel Model Generator (Optional)
If you want to auto-generate models from the database:
Step 1: Install the package
composer require reliese/laravel
Step 2: Publish the configuration
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=reliese-models
Step 3: Generate models
Run the following command:
php artisan code:models
This will generate models for all tables in app/Models.
Now, you can use the model to interact with the database:
$inventory = Inventory::all(); // Fetch all records
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