Bird
0
0

After running php artisan migrate:refresh, you notice your data is lost. What is the cause?

medium📝 Debug Q7 of 15
Laravel - Database Basics and Migrations
After running php artisan migrate:refresh, you notice your data is lost. What is the cause?
ARefresh only shows migration status, no data change
BRefresh appends new migrations without rollback
CRefresh rolls back and re-runs migrations, clearing data
DRefresh backs up data before migration
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:

  1. Step 1: Understand migrate:refresh effect

    This command rolls back all migrations and runs them again, which deletes and recreates tables.

  2. Step 2: Connect to data loss

    Rolling back drops tables, so data is lost unless backed up.

  3. Final Answer:

    Refresh rolls back and re-runs migrations, clearing data -> Option C

  4. Quick Check:

    Refresh clears data by dropping tables [OK]
Quick Trick: Refresh resets tables, so data is lost unless backed up [OK]
Common Mistakes:
  • Thinking refresh only shows status
  • Assuming refresh adds migrations without rollback
  • Believing refresh backs up data automatically

Want More Practice?

15+ quiz questions · All difficulty levels · Free

Free Signup - Practice All Questions
More Laravel Quizzes
Configuration and Environment - .env file and environment variables - Quiz 3easy Configuration and Environment - Config files and access - Quiz 2easy Controllers - Controller middleware - Quiz 12easy Database Basics and Migrations - Tinker for database interaction - Quiz 1easy Database Basics and Migrations - Database configuration - Quiz 14medium Request and Response - Request validation basics - Quiz 9hard Request and Response - Query parameters - Quiz 6medium Routing - Route parameters - Quiz 3easy Routing - Route naming - Quiz 11easy Routing - Optional parameters - Quiz 9hard