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ksarien/l5-db-commands
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A set of commands to create/drop/dump/restore databases on Laravel 5

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l5-db-commands
==============

[](#l5-db-commands)

A set of commands to create/drop/dump/restore/shell databases on Laravel 5.

**Supported DBMSs**: MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

In order to install just add

```
"mayconbordin/l5-db-commands": "dev-master"
```

to your composer.json. Then run `composer install` or `composer update`.

Then in your `config/app.php` add

```
'Mayconbordin\DbCommands\DbCommandsServiceProvider'
```

in the `providers` array.

Commands
--------

[](#commands)

#### `db:create [options]`

[](#dbcreate-options)

Create a new database with the default connection from the configuration file.

*Options*:

- `--database`: The name of the database connection in the configuration file.

#### `db:drop [options]`

[](#dbdrop-options)

Drop an existing database with the default connection from the configuration file.

*Options*:

- `--database`: The name of the database connection in the configuration file.

#### `db:dump [options] [--] []`

[](#dbdump-options----output)

Dump the schema and data of an existing database with the default connection from the configuration file. By default the dump is printed on the screen, optionally it can be written to ``.

*Options*:

- `--database`: The name of the database connection in the configuration file.
- `--data-only`: Dumps only the data.

#### `db:restore [options] [--] `

[](#dbrestore-options----dump-file)

Restore the schema and data from `` to an existing database with the default connection from the configuration file.

*Options*:

- `--database`: The name of the database connection in the configuration file.

#### `db:shell [options]`

[](#dbshell-options)

Open a shell to an existing database with the default connection from the configuration file.

> For PostgreSQL you might have to create a `~/.pgpass` file with `localhost:5432:mydbname:postgres:mypass` and chmod 600.

*Options*:

- `--database`: The name of the database connection in the configuration file.

###  Health Score

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Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

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Top contributor holds 61.5% of commits — single point of failure

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