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title: 'You can use Schema methods — e.g. table() or create() — outside of migrations'
tweet_id: '1461703835215228932'
thread_slug: weekly-thread-2021-46
author_username: aarondfrancis
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created_at: 2021-11-19T14:32:06+00:00
slug: you-can-use-schema-methods-eg-table-or-create-outside-of-migrations
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I don't do it very often, but you can use Laravel's Schema builder anywhere you want, not just in migrations!

If you ever need to make a temp table to help you mass process data more quickly, it's a great solution.