Combine Laravel Migrations into a Single File for Easy Editing

[TheGamer]

Problem Description
Laravel migrations generate separate files for each table or schema update, which can quickly lead to dozens (or hundreds) of files in projects with many iterations. Managing or editing these migrations becomes cumbersome when:

Developers need to update older migrations.
Reviewing the entire database schema requires navigating through multiple files.
While the current structure works well for tracking changes over time, it’s not ideal for scenarios where developers prefer a single schema definition for clarity and simplicity, especially during the early stages of development.

Proposed Solution
Introduce a "combined migration mode" in Laravel, where all table schemas can optionally be combined into a single file for easier editing and visualization.

[shaedrich]

That's already possible: Squashing Migrations

php artisan schema:dump

[feryardiant]

IMO, as you mentioned "... where developer prefer ..." for me that's back to how we (as developer) manage our migration files and not necessarily need to be a feature from the framework itself.

The framework already gives us an easy way to generate a migration file then it's up to the developer to manage the content inside.