Migrate existing users to Laravel Cashier

I am working on a project, where I am building a new version of an existing application using Laravel. There are already users on the old platform, and will have to be moving them to the laravel app.

As I am using cashier, I was wondering how I can add old users, and record their subscriptions - without Stripe details. I would like to check if the user has valid subscription etc. that Cashier offers.

Thanks in Advance!

jekinney

8 years ago

Level 47

Are you re doing the database too? Food for thought, instead of migrating (assuming you mean grab all users out of a database and insert into another) just use the table already set.

run export on old db - import to new db (one for one column)
use old DB

Otherwise there is no "easy" way of doing it. You will have to code a script/laravel command etc that maps the data you want from old db transform as needed to new db.

Off topic: The issue your asking about was to be solved by using the repository pattern as it was marketed. But never solved the issue your question id :)

Least of the worries was a hand full of model classes, it's the data transfer and setup that is the killer. Imaging a million rows of some money column in inadvertently being rounded... Potential millions of $$$ lost (Actually seen it, over 6 years, old dev used float on new db and script didn't account for $19 versus $19.00)

santoshachari

8 years ago

Level 1

@jekinney Thank you. So as I understand, there is no good way of seeding "subscription" and "user" tables used for Laravel Cashier.

I'll handle the old customers separately. I'll keep track of .00 :).

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