How to delete all the rows in a table using Eloquent?

Question

My guess was to use the following syntax:

MyModel::all()->delete();

But that did not work. I\'m sure it\'s super simple, but I\'ve searched

Answer 1

I've seen both methods been used in seed files.

// Uncomment the below to wipe the table clean before populating

DB::table('table_name')->truncate();

//or

DB::table('table_name')->delete();

Even though you can not use the first one if you want to set foreign keys.

Cannot truncate a table referenced in a foreign key constraint

So it might be a good idea to use the second one.