How to Create Custom PHP Artisan Command in Laravel 8

In this tutorial you will learn about the How to Create Custom PHP Artisan Command in Laravel 8 and its application with practical example.

In this How to Create Custom PHP Artisan Command in Laravel 8 tutorial I will show you how to create a laravel custom artisan command in the Laravel 8. In this tutorial you will learn to create and use custom laravel artisan command. In this article I will share example to create a custom artisan command to generate the test data or user records and insert them into the database. Laravel provide a predefined set of artisan commands. But it also allows you to create custom artisan command.

In this step by step tutorial I will demonstrate you with example to create a custom artisan command in laravel. You will also learn to use custom artisan command in laravel. Please follow the instruction given below:

  • Step 1: Download New Laravel App
  • Step 2: Connect Laravel to Database
  • Step 3: Generate Artisan Command
  • Step 4: Create Artisan Command
  • Step 5: Run Artisan Command

Download New Laravel App

First of all we need to create a fresh laravel project, download and install Laravel 8 using the below command

Connect Laravel to Database

Now, lets create a MySQL database and connect it with laravel application. After creating database we need to set database credential in application’s .env file.

Now, run following command to migrate database schema.

Generate Artisan Command

In this step we will generate custom artisan command using following artisan command.

Create New Laravel Artisan Command

Now, we need to update app/Console/Commands/generateUserData.php file with the following code.

Run Custom Artisan Command

Now, we are ready to use the custom artisan command we created above. We can use the custom artisan command as following:

In this tutorial we have learn about the How to Create Custom PHP Artisan Command in Laravel 8 and its application with practical example. I hope you will like this tutorial.