How to generate UUID in Laravel 5 ?
Today i am going to share with you how to create uuid in laravel 5 application. You can create quick uuid using generator. I will use composer package for generate unique uuid.
UUID stand for universally unique identifier and is a 128-bit number used to identify information in computer pc. In this post i will show you how to generate uuid in laravel 5 application.
In this post we will use webpatser/laravel-uuid composer package for generate uuid in laravel 5. We have to simple install webpatser/laravel-uuid package to your laravel application and then a second you can generate uuid. So, you don't have to add aliases or provides etc, just need to install webpatser/laravel-uuid package using composer require command.
So, let's simply run bellow command to install webpatser/laravel-uuid composer package to your laravel project:
Install webpatser/laravel-uuid Package:
composer require webpatser/laravel-uuid
Now we are ready to use "Uuid" facade, so within a second you can get uuid from time, string etc. So let's run bellow route for example to generate uuid.
Generate Uuid:
Route::get('uuid-gen', function () {
dd(Uuid::generate()->string);
});
Generate Uuid Output:
480c7aa0-a40e-11e7-bb4c-4fc5af23e450
As you see above example, it is very simple to generate uuid in your laravel application. You can also get more information from here : webpatser/laravel-uuid.
I hope you it can help you...
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My name is Hardik Savani. I'm a full-stack developer, entrepreneur and owner of Aatman Infotech. I live in India and I love to write tutorials and tips that can help to other artisan. I am a big fan of PHP, Javascript, JQuery, Laravel, Codeigniter, VueJS, AngularJS and Bootstrap from the early stage.