truncate(); Schema::enableForeignKeyConstraints(); $categories = [ ['name' => 'SINGLE', 'order' => 10], ['name' => 'MULTI', 'order' => 20], ['name' => 'CHECK', 'order' => 30], ]; foreach ($categories as &$category) { $category['created_at'] = now(); $category['updated_at'] = now(); }; DB::table('categories')->insert($categories); } }