Database shell command

Add an Artisan command, db:shell, which invokes a database shell on a configured database connection.

Binaries for the various database shells are expected to be in your path.

Laravel version

This branch and the v2.* line of tags are for Laravel 5. For the Laravel 4 version see the laravel4 branch and the v1.* line of tags.

Installation

Require it in your Laravel project:

composer require tremby/laravel-db-shell-command

Register the service provider in your config/app.php file:

'providers' => [
    ...
    Tremby\DbShellCommand\ServiceProvider::class,
],

Use

A new Artisan command is added; it will be listed in

./artisan list

See the help text for options:

./artisan db:shell --help

To launch a shell for the application's default database (in the current environment), just run

./artisan db:shell

Supported database drivers

• mysql

Pull requests are welcome for others.