Laravel 11 Database Seeder Example Tutorial

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In this Laravel 11 Database Seeder Example Tutorial we will see how to create a database seeder and run the seeder file with a example. In this example we will create the new user details and add to the database using the seeder file. Basically seeder are used to add the user details for the inirtial run of the application without any user registration page ie; for a single user admin panel user registration page is not required therefore to add the user details seeders where used. In this Laravel 11 database seeder tutorial, learn how to efficiently populate your database with dummy data using Laravel's powerful seeding feature. Explore step-by-step examples to streamline your development process and ensure smooth database operations. Laravel's latest version introduces a handy seeder for generating default or testing data. In scenarios like a small admin project lacking a registration page, setting up an initial admin user solely through the database becomes essential. While feasible, this method requires manual admin user creation each time the project is set up. To streamline this process, I propose leveraging Laravel 11's seeder functionality to create an admin seeder. With a single command execution, you can conveniently generate an admin user, enhancing project setup efficiency.

Lets create the seeder file using the artisan command,
php artisan make:seeder AdminUserSeeder
the above command will create the AdminUserSeeder.php file in the database/seeders/ directory , Lets edit the seeder file to create the new user.


database/seeders/AdminUserSeeder.php

<?php
  
namespace Database\Seeders;
  
use Illuminate\Database\Console\Seeds\WithoutModelEvents;
use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
use App\Models\User;
  
class AdminUserSeeder extends Seeder
{
    /**
     * Run the database seeds.
     */
    public function run(): void
    {
        User::create([
            'name' => 'ITSolutionsGuides',
            'email' => 'itsolutionsguides@gmail.com',
            'password' => bcrypt('123456'),
        ]);
    }
}

Lets run the AdminUserSeeder using the following artisan command using the --class flag we can run a specific seeder file

php artisan db:seed --class=AdminUserSeeder

Lets register the AdminUserSeeder in the DatabaseSeeder.php file,


database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php

<?php
  
namespace Database\Seeders;
  
use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
  
class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
{
    /**
     * Seed the application's database.
     */
    public function run(): void
    {
        $this->call(AdminUserSeeder::class);
    }
}

after registering the AdminUserSeeder in the DatabaseSeeder.php , Lets execute the below artisan command which will execute all the seeder files registered in the DatabaseSeeder.php.

php artisan db:seed

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