- How do I install Laracrud in a Laravel application?
- Install it as a dev dependency with composer require --dev digitaldream/laracrud, then run its artisan command against a configured database connection. Because it is a dev-time scaffolder rather than a runtime package, you can drop it from require once generation is finished, which limits supply-chain exposure to the generation window. Point it at a local or staging database first, never production.
- Which Laravel and PHP versions does Laracrud support?
- Treat this as unproven until you test it yourself. Schema introspection in generators of this class historically leaned on doctrine/dbal, which Laravel 11 removed from core, so Laravel 10, 11, and 12 plus PHP 8.2 and above are all open questions. The December 2024 release makes Laravel 10 and 11 plausible, but run it in a scratch project against your target LTS version before committing.
- What files does Laracrud actually generate?
- It introspects your MySQL tables and emits Eloquent models, FormRequest classes with inferred rules, controllers, signature-derived routes, Blade forms with validation error rendering, and migrations. The output is a Blade and Bootstrap-style MVC layer, not API resources or JSON controllers. That makes it a good fit for admin panels and back-office tools and a poor fit for headless, Inertia, or Livewire front ends.
- Does Laracrud detect foreign keys and relationships from my schema?
- Generators in this category usually map foreign keys to Eloquent relationships, but the inference is heuristic and must be verified field by field. Enums, JSON, geometry, composite keys, and unsigned bigint primary keys are exactly where these tools break or silently emit wrong code. Generate into a branch and review every model, cast, and relation before merging.
- Does re-running Laracrud overwrite my hand-edited files?
- This is the question to answer before you commit, because overwrite behavior varies and is easy to discover the hard way. If regeneration replaces files, treat generation as a one-shot operation or run it only in a sandbox, and check whether a force, dry-run, or diff flag exists. If there is no safe re-run path, generated code must become first-party code from commit one.
- Can I customize Laracrud's templates to match my house conventions?
- Publishable, editable stubs are what let you enforce PSR-12, strict types, pagination, and policy conventions instead of fighting the defaults. Confirm whether the templates can be published and modified before you judge output quality, because that single capability determines long-term value. Without it, every generated file needs manual cleanup and the productivity gain shrinks quickly.
- Does Laracrud handle authentication, authorization, or multi-tenancy?
- Authentication and authorization are out of scope, so Laracrud composes with Breeze, Jetstream, or a hand-rolled guard rather than replacing them. Policies, tenancy, auditing, and soft-delete semantics all remain your responsibility. Budget for that layer explicitly, since the generator only produces the CRUD shell around your existing schema.
- Is Laracrud actively maintained, and is it safe to depend on?
- Community signals are thin: roughly 331 stars, no dependents, a single maintainer, and an upstream that appears archived. That means no CVE response, no guaranteed Laravel 12 path, and no bug fixes unless you fund them. The MIT license lets you fork internally, so either budget for a maintained fork or pin and freeze the tool.
- How does Laracrud compare to Laravel Blueprint, InfyOm, or Filament?
- Blueprint is definition-first, generating from a YAML schema you author up front. InfyOm is the closest generator counterpart, while Filament gives you a runtime admin panel instead of emitted code. Laracrud's niche is database-first scaffolding for legacy or well-structured schemas that already exist, so choose it only when that describes your starting point.
- Is the code Laracrud generates safe to ship to production?
- Generated validation rules and fillable lists come from column-type guesses, and guessed nullability tends to be too permissive, which is a security-adjacent defect class. Review every FormRequest and model for mass-assignment and validation gaps before shipping. Adopt an explicit ownership rule so generated output is treated as first-party code and stays under normal code review.