Creating the database #laravel #db #command

Creating the database.php

<?php
  
// After setting the environment variables, we can go ahead and create a new Database. We can utilize the power of PHP artisan here with Laravel commands.
  
# Step 1
// Fire up the command line and navigate to the project’s root directory Run the following command – php artisan make:command CreateMySQLDb
  
# Step 2
// In the code editor file explorer, locate the new command file which is named CreateMySQLDb.php within the following folder app/Console/Commands. Edit the contents to look like the following snippet and save it.

namespace App\Console\Commands;

use Illuminate\Console\Command;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;

class CreateMySQLDb extends Command
{
    /**
     * The name and signature of the console command.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $signature = 'create:mysqlDb {name?}';

    /**
     * The console command description.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $description = 'Create a new mysql database schema based on the database config file';

    /**
     * Create a new command instance.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();
    }

    /**
     * Execute the console command.
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function handle()
    {
        $schemaName = $this->argument('name') ?: config("database.connections.mysql.database");
        $charset = config("database.connections.mysql.charset",'utf8mb4');
        $collation = config("database.connections.mysql.collation",'utf8mb4_unicode_ci');

        config(["database.connections.mysql.database" => null]);

        $query = "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS $schemaName CHARACTER SET $charset COLLATE $collation;";

        DB::statement($query);

        config(["database.connections.mysql.database" => $schemaName]);

    }
}

# Step 3
// Go back to the console and execute the following command php artisan create:mysqlDb laraveldb Now you can go check out phpMyAdmin to see the newly created database ‘laraveldb’. We are set to start making our migrations.