How to run migrations automatically on Laravel Vapor
July 1, 2020
You can’t run database migrations manually when a Laravel app is in production. Instead, define a deploy hook in vapor.yml
:
# Not a full vapor.yml configuration
environments:
production:
deploy:
- 'php artisan migrate --force'
The --force
flag confirms that you’re okay with running destructive migrations, such as deleting a column.
Vapor will run this command before the deployment is finalized, making any necessary changes to the production database.
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