artisan

List all available commands

$ php artisan list

$ php artisan serve

$ php artisan migrate

$ php artisan make:controller [UserController]

$ php artisan make:model [Post] --migration

$ php artisan key:generate

$ php artisan optimize:clear

$ php artisan tinker

php artisan command [arguments] [options]

Artisan is Laravel's command-line interface for PHP web application development. It provides commands for common tasks like database migrations, code generation, cache management, and queue processing.
The tool automates repetitive development tasks through its make: commands, which generate boilerplate code for controllers, models, migrations, tests, and other Laravel components. Database management is handled through migration commands that version-control schema changes.
Tinker provides an interactive REPL (Read-Eval-Print Loop) for exploring the application, testing code snippets, and interacting with Eloquent models directly.
Custom commands can be created with make:command and registered automatically from the app/Console/Commands directory. Commands support arguments, options, user prompts, and formatted output including tables and progress bars.

list

Display all available commands

Start the built-in development server

Run database migrations

Rollback the last database migration

Run database seeders

Create a new controller class

Create a new Eloquent model

Create a new migration file

Create a new Artisan command

Clear the application cache

Cache the configuration files

List all registered routes

Process jobs from the queue

Open an interactive REPL shell

Generate application encryption key

Cache configuration, routes, and views

Clear all cached files

Display help for a command

Increase verbosity of output

Run command in a specific environment

Must be run from the Laravel project root directory where the artisan file exists. Requires PHP to be installed and in the system PATH. Some commands like migrate require database configuration. When using Laravel Sail (Docker), prefix commands with sail instead of php.

Artisan was introduced with Laravel 3 in 2012 by Taylor Otwell, inspired by Symfony Console. It has grown with each Laravel release, adding new generators and utilities. The name references Laravel's positioning as "the framework for web artisans." Laravel Tinker, powered by PsySH, was added to provide interactive debugging capabilities.

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