/** * Run the database seeds. * * @return void */ public function run() { $runners = 20; // <--- EDIT NUMBER OF DESIRED RUNNERS. $this->command->info('Seeding Runners table ...'); $faker = Faker\Factory::create(); foreach (range(1, $runners) as $index) { Runner::create(['result' => 0, 'chip_code' => $faker->year . $faker->year . $faker->year, 'runner_number' => $faker->year, 'firstname' => $faker->name, 'lasttname' => $faker->lastname, 'efc' => '------', 'cfl' => '------']); } $this->command->info('Runners table seeded!'); }