jonnybarnes.uk/database/migrations/2015_02_28_132629_create_articles_table.php

<?php

use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;

class CreateArticlesTable extends Migration
{
    /**
     * Run the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function up()
    {
        if (! Schema::hasTable('articles')) {
            Schema::create('articles', function (Blueprint $table) {
                $table->increments('id');
                $table->string('titleurl', 50)->unique();
                $table->string('url', 120)->nullable();
                $table->string('title');
                $table->longText('main');
                $table->tinyInteger('published')->default(0);
                $table->timestamps();
                $table->softDeletes();
            });
        }
    }

    /**
     * Reverse the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function down()
    {
        Schema::drop('articles');
    }
}