<?php
use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class CatsSeeder extends Seeder
{
    /**
     * Run the database seeds.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function run()
    {

        DB::table('categories')->insert([
          'catName' => 'Sample',
          'description' => 'A sample description',
          'options' => json_encode(array
          (
            'public' => 1,
            'allow_new_contributors' => 1,
            )
          ),
        ]);
    }
}




 ?>

<?php
use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class CatsSeeder extends Seeder
{
    /**
     * Run the database seeds.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function run()
    {

        DB::table('categories')->insert([
          'catName' => 'Sample1',
          'description' => 'A sample description',
          'options' => json_encode(array
          (
            'public' => 1,
            'allow_new_contributors' => 1,
            )
          ),
        ]);

        DB::table('categories')->insert([
          'catName' => 'Sample2',
          'description' => 'A 2nd sample description',
          'options' => json_encode(array
          (
            'public' => 1,
            'allow_new_contributors' => 1,
            )
          ),
        ]);

        DB::table('categories')->insert([
          'catName' => 'Sample3',
          'description' => 'A 3rd sample description',
          'options' => json_encode(array
          (
            'public' => 1,
            'allow_new_contributors' => 1,
            )
          ),
        ]);

        DB::table('categories')->insert([
          'catName' => 'Sample4',
          'description' => 'A 4th sample description',
          'options' => json_encode(array
          (
            'public' => 1,
            'allow_new_contributors' => 1,
            )
          ),
        ]);

        DB::table('categories')->insert([
          'catName' => 'Sample5',
          'description' => 'A 5th sample description',
          'options' => json_encode(array
          (
            'public' => 1,
            'allow_new_contributors' => 1,
            )
          ),
        ]);

        DB::table('categories')->insert([
          'catName' => 'Sample6',
          'description' => 'A 6th sample description',
          'options' => json_encode(array
          (
            'public' => 1,
            'allow_new_contributors' => 1,
            )
          ),
        ]);
    }
}




 ?>

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