tables as $db) { $columns = $schema->databaseFields($db); $query = "SHOW COLUMNS FROM $db"; $liveColumns = DB::query($query)->column(); $backedUp = 0; $query = "SHOW TABLES LIKE 'Backup_$db'"; $tableExists = DB::query($query)->value(); if ($tableExists != null) { echo "Tasks run already on $db exiting"; return; } $backedUp = 0; foreach ($liveColumns as $index => $column) { if ($backedUp == 0) { echo "Backing up $db
"; echo "Creating Backup_$db
"; // backup table $query = "CREATE TABLE Backup_$db LIKE $db"; DB::query($query); echo "Populating Backup_$db
"; $query = "INSERT Backup_$db SELECT * FROM $db"; DB::query($query); $backedUp = 1; } if (!isset($columns[$column]) && !in_array($column, $this->keepColumns ?? [])) { echo "Dropping $column from $db
"; $query = "ALTER TABLE $db DROP COLUMN $column"; DB::query($query); } } } } }