Pro tip. 🥵
Tired of rewriting SQL insert statements as Laravel seeders? 🤔
Load your SQL file directly in the seeder with <code>file_get_contents()</code> and execute it using <code>DB::unprepared()</code>. 💪
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Lonely Programmer

Instead of manually converting SQL insert statements into Laravel seeder syntax, you can load SQL files directly using `file_get_contents()` and execute them with `DB::unprepared()`. This approach saves time when seeding databases with existing SQL data.

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Excelentes consejos colega, gracias