How to Use Datetime in Laravel 9

In this section we will see how to use dateTime function & migration in laravel 9. We will create user birthday filed using dateTime().

Step 1: Create Laravel Project

Installing a fresh new laravel application, so head over to the terminal, type the command, and create a new laravel app.

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel laravel-datetime

Step 2: Connect Database

Now, you have to connect the laravel app to the database, hence open the .env configuration file and add the database credentials as suggested below.

.env

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=database_name
DB_USERNAME=database_user_name
DB_PASSWORD=database_password

Step 3: Install Laravel Breeze

Next, you need install laravel breeze via composer.

composer require laravel/breeze --dev

Authentication to run below command.

php artisan breeze:install 
npm install
npm run dev
php artisan migrate

Step 4: Add dateTime filed in User Migration , Model and Controller

migrations/2014_10_12_000000_create_users_table.php

public function up()
{
    Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
        $table->id();
        $table->string('name');
        $table->string('email')->unique();
        $table->timestamp('email_verified_at')->nullable();
        $table->string('password');
        $table->dateTime('birth_day')->nullable();
        $table->rememberToken();
        $table->timestamps();
    });
}

Add in User Model dateTime filed.

app/Models/User.php

protected $fillable = [
        'name',
        'email',
        'password',
        'birth_day'
    ];

Add birth_day in user.

app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisteredUserController.php

$user = User::create([
    'name' => $request->name,
    'email' => $request->email,
    'password' => Hash::make($request->password),
    'birth_day' => $request->birth_day,
]);

Step 5: Add local datetime in Blade View

views/auth/register.blade.php

<x-text-input id="birth_day" class="block w-full mt-1"
                                type="datetime-local"
                                name="birth_day" required />

Step 6: Check dateTime filed via laravel tinker

Run the tinker in terminal.

php artisan ti

Psy Shell v0.11.8 (PHP 8.1.3 — cli) by Justin Hileman
>>> App\Models\User::all()
=> Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection {#4377
   all: [
    App\Models\User {#4336
     id: 1,
     name: "Forrest Foster",
     email: "[email protected]",
     email_verified_at: null,
     #password: "$2y$10$ZGRn9PpDSZUd8uokEvLR.uiFimc6wFw4.jnzj3qbsBs0.SY.46foi",
     birth_day: "1988-07-06 13:55:00",
     #remember_token: null,
     created_at: "2022-09-25 17:32:22",
     updated_at: "2022-09-25 17:32:22",
    },
   ],
  }