Create Database

Create the database if it does not exist.

Command Information

• Signature: modularous:create:database [--connection[=CONNECTION]]
• Category: Setup

Examples

Create the default database

php artisan modularous:create:database

Create a database on a specific connection

php artisan modularous:create:database --connection=mysql
php artisan modularous:create:database --connection=pgsql

modularous:create:database

Creates the database defined in the given connection config if it does not already exist. The database name, host, port, charset, and collation are all read from config('database.connections.<connection>'). Useful in CI pipelines and initial setup scripts where the database may not yet exist.

Supported drivers:

Driver	Behaviour
mysql	Runs CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS with charset and collation from config (defaults: utf8mb4 / utf8mb4_unicode_ci)
pgsql	Creates the database if it does not appear in pg_database
sqlite	Touches the file at the configured path, creating parent directories as needed
sqlsrv	Runs CREATE DATABASE if the name is not in sys.databases

Usage

• modularous:create:database [--connection[=CONNECTION]]

Options

--connection

The database connection to use. Reads from config('database.default') when omitted.

• Accept value: yes
• Is value required: no
• Is multiple: no
• Is negatable: no
• Default: NULL

--help|-h

Display help for the given command. When no command is given display help for the list command

• Accept value: no
• Is value required: no
• Is multiple: no
• Is negatable: no
• Default: false

--quiet|-q

Do not output any message

• Accept value: no
• Is value required: no
• Is multiple: no
• Is negatable: no
• Default: false

--verbose|-v|-vv|-vvv

Increase the verbosity of messages: 1 for normal output, 2 for more verbose output and 3 for debug

• Accept value: no
• Is value required: no
• Is multiple: no
• Is negatable: no
• Default: false

--version|-V

Display this application version

• Accept value: no
• Is value required: no
• Is multiple: no
• Is negatable: no
• Default: false

--ansi|--no-ansi

Force (or disable --no-ansi) ANSI output

• Accept value: no
• Is value required: no
• Is multiple: no
• Is negatable: yes
• Default: NULL

--no-interaction|-n

Do not ask any interactive question

• Accept value: no
• Is value required: no
• Is multiple: no
• Is negatable: no
• Default: false

--env

The environment the command should run under

• Accept value: yes
• Is value required: no
• Is multiple: no
• Is negatable: no
• Default: NULL