# Artisan — The Laravel Command Line > Practical guide to Laravel Artisan — generate code, run migrations, manage queues and clear caches straight from the command line. Source: https://www.jpkc.com/db/en/cheatsheets/build-languages/artisan/ Artisan is the command line that ships with every Laravel project – you reach it through `php artisan`. Instead of typing boilerplate by hand, you generate models, controllers and migrations with a single command, drive queues and scheduled tasks, and clear caches whenever your code changes. This guide gathers the commands you actually reach for in day-to-day Laravel work – from your first `make:` call to keeping a production app in good shape. ## General `php artisan list` — List all available Artisan commands. ```bash php artisan list ``` `php artisan help ` — Show help for a specific command. ```bash php artisan help make:model ``` `php artisan serve` — Start the built-in development server. ```bash php artisan serve --port=8080 ``` `php artisan tinker` — Open an interactive REPL for your application. ```bash php artisan tinker ``` `php artisan env` — Show the current application environment. ```bash php artisan env ``` `php artisan about` — Show application overview (Laravel 9+). ```bash php artisan about ``` ## Code Generation (make:) `php artisan make:model ` — Create a new Eloquent model. ```bash php artisan make:model Post -mfsc ``` `php artisan make:controller ` — Create a new controller. ```bash php artisan make:controller PostController --resource ``` `php artisan make:migration ` — Create a new database migration. ```bash php artisan make:migration create_posts_table ``` `php artisan make:seeder ` — Create a new database seeder. ```bash php artisan make:seeder PostSeeder ``` `php artisan make:middleware ` — Create a new middleware class. ```bash php artisan make:middleware CheckAge ``` `php artisan make:request ` — Create a new form request validation class. ```bash php artisan make:request StorePostRequest ``` `php artisan make:command ` — Create a new Artisan command. ```bash php artisan make:command SendEmails ``` `php artisan make:job ` — Create a new queue job class. ```bash php artisan make:job ProcessPodcast ``` ## Database & Migrations `php artisan migrate` — Run pending database migrations. Use with care in production (back up first, requires `--force`). ```bash php artisan migrate ``` `php artisan migrate:status` — Show the status of each migration. ```bash php artisan migrate:status ``` `php artisan migrate:rollback` — Roll back the last batch of migrations. ```bash php artisan migrate:rollback --step=2 ``` `php artisan migrate:fresh` — Drop all tables and re-run all migrations. **Destructive:** wipes all data – dangerous in production, only with `--force`. ```bash php artisan migrate:fresh --seed ``` `php artisan migrate:reset` — Roll back all migrations, emptying the schema. ```bash php artisan migrate:reset ``` `php artisan db:seed` — Run database seeders. ```bash php artisan db:seed --class=PostSeeder ``` `php artisan db:wipe` — Drop all tables, views, and types. **Destructive:** erases the entire database structure – dangerous in production, requires `--force`. ```bash php artisan db:wipe ``` ## Cache & Config `php artisan cache:clear` — Clear the application cache. ```bash php artisan cache:clear ``` `php artisan config:clear` — Clear the configuration cache. ```bash php artisan config:clear ``` `php artisan config:cache` — Create a configuration cache file (faster loading). ```bash php artisan config:cache ``` `php artisan route:cache` — Create a route cache file. ```bash php artisan route:cache ``` `php artisan route:clear` — Clear the route cache. ```bash php artisan route:clear ``` `php artisan view:clear` — Clear compiled view files. ```bash php artisan view:clear ``` `php artisan optimize:clear` — Clear all cached files (config, routes, views, events). ```bash php artisan optimize:clear ``` ## Queues & Scheduling `php artisan queue:work` — Start processing jobs on the queue. ```bash php artisan queue:work --tries=3 ``` `php artisan queue:listen` — Listen for queue jobs (restarts after each job). ```bash php artisan queue:listen ``` `php artisan queue:retry ` — Retry a failed queue job. ```bash php artisan queue:retry all ``` `php artisan queue:failed` — List all failed queue jobs. ```bash php artisan queue:failed ``` `php artisan queue:flush` — Delete all failed queue jobs. ```bash php artisan queue:flush ``` `php artisan schedule:run` — Run scheduled tasks defined in the kernel. ```bash php artisan schedule:run ``` `php artisan schedule:list` — List all scheduled tasks. ```bash php artisan schedule:list ``` ## Routes & Maintenance `php artisan route:list` — List all registered routes. ```bash php artisan route:list --path=api ``` `php artisan down` — Put the application into maintenance mode. ```bash php artisan down --secret='bypass-token' ``` `php artisan up` — Bring the application out of maintenance mode. ```bash php artisan up ``` `php artisan key:generate` — Generate a new application encryption key. ```bash php artisan key:generate ``` `php artisan storage:link` — Create a symbolic link from public/storage to storage/app/public. ```bash php artisan storage:link ``` ## Conclusion Artisan takes the repetitive grunt work off your plate and keeps a Laravel project manageable from the first scaffold all the way to deployment – a single entry point for generation, database, queues and maintenance. Treat the destructive commands with respect: `migrate:fresh` and `db:wipe` drop every table and all data, and they cause irreparable damage in production if they run by accident. Cache your config and routes in production (`config:cache`, `route:cache`), and remember `optimize:clear` after every change. ## Further Reading - [Artisan Console – Laravel documentation](https://laravel.com/docs/artisan) – official reference for every Artisan command and writing your own - [Database: Migrations – Laravel documentation](https://laravel.com/docs/migrations) – background on `migrate`, `migrate:fresh` and the destructive commands ## Related Commands - [cargo](https://www.jpkc.com/db/en/cheatsheets/build-languages/cargo/) – build tool and package manager for Rust - [composer](https://www.jpkc.com/db/en/cheatsheets/build-languages/composer/) – dependency manager for PHP, the foundation of every Laravel project - [drush](https://www.jpkc.com/db/en/cheatsheets/build-languages/drush/) – command line for Drupal sites