Conditional Migration in Laravel 11 Using shouldRun() Laravel 11 introduces a powerful feature: the shouldRun() method in migration classes. It allows you to conditionally execute a migration based on custom logic. This is especially useful when: ✅ You want to avoid duplicate column additions. ✅ Your migration depends on the presence of another table. ✅ You want to ensure foreign keys or indexes don’t already exist. 🛠️ Step 1: Install Laravel 11 composer create-project "laravel/laravel:^11.0" conditional-migration 🗄️ Step 2: Configure Database DB_CONNECTION=mysql DB_HOST=127.0.0.1 DB_PORT=3306 DB_DATABASE=your_database_name DB_USERNAME=your_username DB_PASSWORD=your_password 📦 Step 3: Run Default Migrations php artisan migrate ✏️ Step 4: Create a New Migration php artisan make:migration add_profile_completed_to_users_table Edit the migration file to use shouldRun() : public function shoul...