public function run() { Question::truncate(); $faker = Faker\Factory::create(); $authorIds = User::lists('id'); for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++) { Question::create(['desc' => $faker->sentence, 'type' => $faker->word, 'status' => $faker->randomElement(array(0, 1)), 'author_id' => $faker->randomElement($authorIds)]); } }