Laravel Migration Add Comment to Column Example

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Today, This blog is focused on laravel migration add comment to table. This tutorial will give you simple example of laravel migration add comment to table. i would like to show you laravel migration add comment to existing column.

laravel migration provide comment() where you can add comment to table column. so let's see both example. you can easily set laravel 8 version.

Create Table Column with Comment

<?php

use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;

class CreatePagesTable extends Migration
{
    /**
     * Run the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function up()
    {
        Schema::create('pages', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->id();
            $table->string('name');
            $table->integer('rank')->comment("page rank detail");
            $table->integer('stock');
            $table->text('description');
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }

    /**
     * Reverse the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function down()
    {
        Schema::dropIfExists('pages');
    }
}

Existing Table Column with Comment

<?php
  
use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
  
class AddNewColumnAdd2 extends Migration
{
    /**
     * Run the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function up()
    {
        Schema::table('pages', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->string('stock')->comment("Page stock detail")->change();
        });
    }
 
    /**
     * Reverse the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function down()
    {
        
    }
}

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