Can I import a mysql dump to a laravel migration?

Question

I have a complete database and need to create migration. I guess there must be a way to do it from a dump but not sure. Is there any way automatically or at least easier to do this task?

Answer 1

You can import dumps in Laravel like this:

DB::unprepared(file_get_contents('full/path/to/dump.sql')); 

If I were to refactor an existing app, though, I'd take the time to write migrations from scratch, import the dump into different tables (or a different db, if table names are the same) then import the content to the new structure via seeds.

Answer 2

Laravel can't do that, but I think this will help: Laravel migration generator

It generate migrations based on existing tables.