Laravel 5 Reseeding the Database for Unit Testing Between Tests

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Just run this:

    $this->artisan('migrate:refresh', [        '--seed' => '1'    ]);

To avoid changes to the database persisting between tests add use DatabaseTransactions to your tests that hit the database.

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Why not create your own command like db:reset.This command either truncate all your tables or drop/create schema and then migrate.

In your test you then use: $this->call('db:reset') in between your tests

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