Laravel Artisan Commands Every Beginner Should Know

A handy cheat sheet of essential Laravel Artisan commands every beginner should know — for making files, managing your database, and more.

Artisan is Laravel's built-in command-line tool. It automates repetitive tasks so you don't have to create files or run maintenance tasks by hand. This cheat sheet covers the commands you'll reach for constantly as a beginner. Viewing All Available Commands php artisan list Project Setup & Server Command Purpose php artisan serve Start the local development server php artisan --version Check your installed Laravel version php artisan key:generate Generate a new application encryption key File Generation ("make" Commands) Command Creates php artisan make:controller ProductController A controller php artisan make:controller ProductController --resource A CRUD-ready controller php artisan make:model Product A model php artisan make:model Product -m A model + migration together php artisan make:migration create_products_table A migration file php artisan make:seeder ProductSeeder A da...

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