L5 "php artisan migrate --env=testing" not work as expected.

When I run command php artisan migrate --env=testing, it shows Nothing to migrate..

//The content of file .env

APP_ENV=local
APP_DEBUG=true
APP_KEY=1daerm3gPSoRJoQaDDRWeVwSRBaww0Ze

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_DATABASE=db_local
DB_USERNAME=my_user
DB_PASSWORD=my_password

Should I change DB_DATABASE value db_local to db_testing ... each time before I run the command php artisan migrate --env=testing?

Is there any feature about L5's env config I don't know?

What's the best practice to do with it?

ahuggins

10 years ago

Level 51

The --env flag refers to your environment...which in your .env is set to local.

So you should try php artisan migrate --env=local, but I am not sure if you even need to pass the --env flag at all. If you are migrating on a local server (vm or AMPPS, MAMP, WAMP etc), php artisan migrate will use the credentials in your .env file. If you are running it on a remote (most likely your production) server, then php artisan migrate will again use the credentials in the .env file on your remote.

bobbybouwmann

10 years ago

Level 88

You can specify a testing database setup when you migrate, so this should work

php artisan migrate --database=testing

Watch the following link for the full explanation: https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/testing/setting-testing-environment-variables

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