phpvms/database/migrations/2017_06_08_0000_create_users_table.php

<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;

class CreateUsersTable extends Migration
{
    /**
     * Run the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function up()
    {
        Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->increments('id');
            $table->string('name')->nullable();
            $table->string('email')->unique();
            $table->string('password');
            $table->string('code')->nullable();
            $table->string('location')->nullable();
            $table->string('hub')->nullable();
            $table->unsignedBigInteger('flights')->nullable();
            $table->float('hours')->nullable();
            $table->float('pay')->nullable();
            $table->boolean('confirmed')->nullable();
            $table->boolean('retired')->nullable();
            $table->dateTime('last_pirep')->nullable();
            $table->rememberToken();
            $table->timestamps();
        });

        // Create table for storing roles
        Schema::create('roles', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->increments('id');
            $table->string('name')->unique();
            $table->string('display_name')->nullable();
            $table->string('description')->nullable();
            $table->timestamps();
        });

        // Create table for associating roles to users (Many-to-Many)
        Schema::create('role_user', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->integer('user_id')->unsigned();
            $table->integer('role_id')->unsigned();

            $table->foreign('user_id')->references('id')->on('users')
                ->onUpdate('cascade')->onDelete('cascade');
            $table->foreign('role_id')->references('id')->on('roles')
                ->onUpdate('cascade')->onDelete('cascade');

            $table->primary(['user_id', 'role_id']);
        });

        // Create table for storing permissions
        Schema::create('permissions', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->increments('id');
            $table->string('name')->unique();
            $table->string('display_name')->nullable();
            $table->string('description')->nullable();
            $table->timestamps();
        });

        // Create table for associating permissions to roles (Many-to-Many)
        Schema::create('permission_role', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->integer('permission_id')->unsigned();
            $table->integer('role_id')->unsigned();

            $table->foreign('permission_id')->references('id')->on('permissions')
                ->onUpdate('cascade')->onDelete('cascade');
            $table->foreign('role_id')->references('id')->on('roles')
                ->onUpdate('cascade')->onDelete('cascade');

            $table->primary(['permission_id', 'role_id']);
        });

        # create a default user/role

    }

    /**
     * Reverse the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function down()
    {
        Schema::drop('users');
        Schema::drop('permission_role');
        Schema::drop('permissions');
        Schema::drop('role_user');
        Schema::drop('roles');
    }
}