change the default user table name

How to change the default user table name in Laravel?

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Laravel framework allows us to manage database structures in a simple and straightforward way. Models in Laravel are of great help to manipulate database operations. To change the default user table. name, we can simply override the $table property of a user model in Laravel.

Open your User.php file inside the app/Models directory. and find the $table property. You can then replace the name with any other. table name of your choice. Consider the code snippet below.

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;

class User extends Authenticatable
{
    use Notifiable;

    protected $table = 'users_table';
}

You can then save the changes and use the php artisan commands below to reflect the change.

php artisan clear
php artisan cache:clear