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Today, i we will show you how to add laravel 8 migration default value of column. This article will give you simple example of how to add laravel 8 migration default value of column. you will learn how to add laravel 8 migration default value of column.

laravel 8 migration provide default() and nullable() where you can set default value of that column. i will give you simple example how to add default value as null, boolean, current time etc. you simple set with laravel 6, laravel 7 and laravel 8 version.

So let’s follow few step to create example of how to add laravel 8 migration default value of column.

Create Migration

php artisan make:migration create_items_table

database/migrations/2021_04_07_125911_create_items_table.php

<?php
  
use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
  
class CreateItemsTable extends Migration
{
    /**
     * Run the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function up()
    {
        Schema::create('items', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->id();
            $table->string('title')->nullable();
            $table->text('body')->default('NO BODY');
            $table->boolean('is_active')->default(0);
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }
 
    /**
     * Reverse the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function down()
    {
        Schema::dropIfExists('items');
    }
}

Step 1:- Laravel 8 Migration Default Value Null

$table->string('title')->nullable();

Step 2:- Laravel 8 Migration Default Value Boolean

$table->boolean('displayed')->default(0);

Step 3:- Laravel Migration Default Value Current Date

$table->timestamp('created_at')->default(DB::raw('CURRENT_TIMESTAMP'));

Step 4:- Laravel Migration Default Value with Update

$table->boolean('displayed')->default(0)->change();