php artisan db:seed

Can you show your DatabaseSeeder.php and your ArticlesTableSeeder.php?

yes ArticlesTableSeeder.php

use Illuminate\Database\Seeder; use DB;

class ArticlesTableSeeder extends Seeder{

    public function run(){

        DB::table('articles')->delete();

        DB::table('articles')->insert(array(

            array(

                    'id'=>1,

                    'topic_name'=>'intro Wordpress',


                    'description'=>'Wordpress is content management system'

                )
            ));
    }
}

---

And

DatabaseSeeder.php

use Illuminate\Database\Seeder; use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder {

/**
 * Run the database seeds.
 *
 * @return void
 */
public function run()
{
    Model::unguard();

    // $this->call('UserTableSeeder');
    $this->call('ArticlesTableSeeder');
}

}

try 'composer dump-autoload" and "php artisan clear-compiled"

@zefman Not try 'composer dump-autoload" i am use local server xampp..

@blackbird How to solve ..?

You can still use composer if you work on a local environment..?

I don't use use composer how to use this..I am simple use local environment mysql

I suggest to install composer and run composer dump-autoload

@blackbird,@zefman I have install composer but data is not inserted how to solve,and same error occurs

Plzz help me..

Laravel doesn't know how to find that class.

You need to set up a class auto-loader. Composer includes an auto-loader, and that's what people normally use. That's why composer dumpautoload was suggested.

Can you find a file called composer.json in your laravel folder?

@Mike Hopley yes i find composer.json

@Mike Hopley ... Next what to do...?

@Jean I suggest you start at the beginnings on how to use Laravel. See the Quickstart or the Laravel 5 Essentials series here on Laracasts. If you need a terminal in Windows, use git-bash which comes with the Windows version of git.

@rawfan I have learn basic of laravel.. But in laravel 5 .i did not understand.when i run command php artisan:db seed then errors occurs.but in laravel 4 it's work correctly.but in Laravel 5 error produced plz tell me how to solve..

@Jean The basics are, that you need to use composer. Saying that you don't use composer because you use xampp sounded to me as if you got something fundamentally wrong. How do you install dependencies? How should Laravel know about dependencies (if not the composer autoloader). If these things seem new or strange to you, I really urge you to do yourself a favor and start at the beginning.

Please try to follow the Laravel 5 Essentials series which handles all this stuff. It is currently free to watch.

@rawfan.. But error is occur When C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel>php artisan:db seed

Could not open input file: artisan:db

@Jean We already told you a solution to your problem. Laravel can't find it's classes because they are not being autoloaded. Start at the beginning. Learn how things actually work. I have no more comments for you, sorry.

Give this a try ;)

https://laracasts.com/series/laravel-5-fundamentals

In your composer.json, there should be a block called autoload. Mine looks like this:

"autoload": {
        "classmap": [
            "app/controllers",
            "app/database/migrations",
            "app/database/seeds",
            "app/tests/TestCase.php",
            "app/tests/MailTestCase.php",
            "app/tests/_helpers/"
        ],
        "files": [
            "app/BBapp/legacy/functions.php"
        ],
        "psr-0": {
            "BBapp\\": "app"
        }
    },

This is where you tell Laravel how to find the classes in your application. Whenever you change this, you need to run composer dumpautoload.

My autoload block shows three different ways of autoloading classes:

The classmap block lets you list individual folders or classes that you want to be autoloaded. A folder will not be scanned recursively -- i.e. you would need to list a subfolder too if you wanted its classes to be loaded.

The files block lets you load functions from a file. This is good for global functions that do not really belong in a class.

The psr-0 block is the really good bit. This will recursively scan the folder for classes and load them. It expects you to namespace your classes in accordance with the PSR standard. You can choose which PSR standard to follow.

In my case I am on Laravel 4.2 and using PSR-0. Things have changed a bit in Laravel 5, but it's much the same idea.

u need do this on top of your ArticlesTableSeeder.php :

use \App\Articles;

I am using Laravel 5.4 AND Composer 1.4 . I may miss some details about autoloading, etc. but my suggestion is based on what I found in my Laravel 5.4 projects.

In your DatabaseSeeder.php , change the arguments of your call() method as follows:

public function run()
{
    Model::unguard();

    // $this->call('UserTableSeeder');
    $this->call('ArticlesTableSeeder'); // from this way
    $this->call(ArticlesTableSeeder::class); // to this

}

Just sharing the differences, don't know if it matters :D

You have to use this at starting,

use App\User;

in both files i.e. DatabaseSeeder.php and UserTableSeeder.php

Hi @kishanbhatt

There are lots of current questions that need answers rather than one from over 2 years ago!