Add “ON DELETE CASCADE” to existing column in Laravel

Question

I have user_id fk column in my table

$table->foreign(\'user_id\')->references(\'id\')->on(\'users\');

I should add on cascade

Answer 1

Laravel schema builder can't modify columns at the current state, so you will use raw queries. You will have to drop and recreate the constraint:

PostgreSQL

function up()
{
    DB::statement('alter table answers drop constraint answers_user_id_foreign,
                   add constraint answers_user_id_foreign
                   foreign key (user_id)
                   references users(id)
                   on delete cascade;'
    );
}
function down()
{
    DB::statement('alter table answers drop constraint answers_user_id_foreign,
                   add constraint answers_user_id_foreign
                   foreign key (user_id)
                   references users(id);'
    );
}

MySQL

function up()
{
    DB::statement('alter table answers drop FOREIGN KEY answers_user_id_foreign;');
    DB::statement('alter table answers add constraint answers_user_id_foreign
                   foreign key (user_id)
                   references users(id)
                   on delete cascade;'
    );
}
function down()
{
    DB::statement('alter table answers drop FOREIGN KEY answers_user_id_foreign;');
    DB::statement('alter table answers add constraint answers_user_id_foreign
                   foreign key (user_id)
                   references users(id);'
    );
}