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PHP Laravel 4 Basics Relating Data Model relation

Pierce McGeough
Pierce McGeough
1,754 Points
Posted by Pierce McGeough
Pierce McGeough
1,754 Points

Foreign Key

When creating the $table->integer('todo_list_id'); How come you dont need to use unsignedInteger?

Is it because you are not linking in the database?

2 Answers

Don Graham
Don Graham
24,198 Points
Don Graham
Don Graham
24,198 Points

The instructor could have used an unsigned integer, but for clarity and keeping the focus on Laravel, he uses a plain integer type.

Considering performance and query speed, an unsigned integer would be better suited in a real world app.

Samiullah khan
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Samiullah khan
Courses Plus Student 5,994 Points
Samiullah khan
Samiullah khan
Courses Plus Student 5,994 Points

I am afraid I'm not into database that much. I can answer for html,css and javascript