// convention is to make table name singular and in alphabetical order
php artisan make:migration create_post_tag_table
// create_post_tag_table.php
// if 1 post has 5 tags, then 5 records will exist with same post_id and different tag_ids
public function up()
{
Schema::create('post_tag', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->bigIncrements('id');
$table->integer('post_id');
$table->integer('tag_id');
$table->timestamps();
});
}
// Post.php
// define relationship in Post model
public function tags()
{
return $this->belongsToMany(Tag::class);
}