SQLite Doesn't Support Dropping Foreign Keys in Laravel

Many times when you are working on SQLite database with Laravel you might have come across a wired error that SQLite doesn't support dropping foreign keys.

The reason is SQLite database has no concept called foreign keys. Let's fix this issue in Laravel.

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Install Doctrine DBAL Package

To fix the DBAL issues make sure to install the following package.

composer require doctrine/dbal

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Check if SQLite Driver is being Used

Before

Example 1

public function down()
{
    Schema::table('comments', function (Blueprint $table) {
        $table->dropForeign(['parent_id']);

        $table->dropColumn(['parent_id']);
    });
}

After (Driver conditional check)

Example 1

public function down()
{
    Schema::table('comments', function (Blueprint $table) {
        /** Make sure to put this condition to check if driver is SQLite */
        if (DB::getDriverName() !== 'sqlite') {
            $table->dropForeign(['parent_id']);
        }

        $table->dropColumn(['parent_id']);
    });
}

You can put this condition for multiple columns too.

Example 2

public function down()
{
    Schema::table('payments', function (Blueprint $table) {
        if (DB::getDriverName() !== 'sqlite') {
            $table->dropForeign(['coupon_id']);
            $table->dropForeign(['currency_id']);
        }


        $table->dropColumn(['status', 'currency_id', 'coupon_id', 'notes', 'invoice_number']);
    });
}

I hope this might have solved your issues. Happy coding.

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