Common DDEV Commands for Working with Laravel

🚀 Basic DDEV Project Commands

Command	Purpose
`ddev start`	Start your Laravel project environment
`ddev stop`	Stop the environment
`ddev restart`	Restart the environment (after config changes)
`ddev ssh`	SSH into the container (important for artisan commands, composer, etc.)
`ddev list`	List all running DDEV projects
`ddev describe`	Show project details and URL

Command	Purpose
`php artisan migrate`	Run database migrations
`php artisan migrate:fresh`	Drop all tables and re-run all migrations
`php artisan db:seed`	Seed the database with dummy/test data
`php artisan make:model ModelName -m`	Create a new model and migration
`php artisan make:controller ControllerName`	Create a new controller
`php artisan make:migration create_table_name`	Create a new migration
`php artisan serve`	(Not needed usually with DDEV – you access via DDEV’s routing)

Command	Purpose
`composer install`	Install PHP dependencies (from composer.lock)
`composer update`	Update PHP dependencies
`composer dump-autoload`	Regenerate autoload files (after adding classes manually)

Command	Purpose
`php artisan config:cache`	Rebuild configuration cache
`php artisan route:cache`	Rebuild route cache
`php artisan view:clear`	Clear compiled Blade views
`php artisan cache:clear`	Clear application cache
`php artisan config:clear`	Clear config cache

Command	Purpose
`ddev mysql`	Open MySQL client connected to the Laravel database
`ddev sequelpro` or `ddev heidisql`	Launch database GUI apps connected to DDEV DB

Command	Purpose
`php artisan test`	Run PHPUnit tests
`php artisan tinker`	Open Tinker REPL to interact with app models/data

If you ever need to install Laravel inside DDEV from scratch:

ddev composer create "laravel/laravel my-project-name"

(inside your project’s /var/www/html directory after ddev ssh)