vuefilemanager/app/Http/Controllers/General/UpgradeAppController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers\General;

use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use App\Page;
use App\Setting;
use Artisan;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Schema;

class UpgradeAppController extends Controller
{

    /**
     *  Start maintenance mode
     */
    public function up() {
        $command = Artisan::call('up');

        if ($command === 0) {
            echo 'System is in production mode';
        }
    }

    /**
     *  End maintenance mode
     */
    public function down() {
        $command = Artisan::call('down');

        if ($command === 0) {
            echo 'System is in maintenance mode';
        }
    }

    /**
     *  Upgrade database
     */
    public function upgrade()
    {
        /*
         * Upgrade user_settings & file_manager_folders table
         *
         * @since v1.8.1
        */
        if (! Schema::hasColumn('user_settings', 'timezone') && ! Schema::hasColumn('file_manager_folders', 'icon_color')) {

            $this->upgrade_database();

            // Create legal pages and index content for regular license
            if (get_setting('license') === 'Regular') {

                $pages = collect(config('content.pages'));
                $content = collect(config('content.content_regular'));

                $content->each(function ($content) {
                    Setting::updateOrCreate($content);
                });

                $pages->each(function ($page) {
                    Page::updateOrCreate($page);
                });
            }
        }

        /*
         * Upgrade expire_in in shares table
         *
         * @since v1.8
        */
        if (! Schema::hasTable('traffic') && ! Schema::hasTable('zips') && ! Schema::hasTable('jobs')) {

            $this->upgrade_database();
        }
        /*
         * Upgrade expire_in in shares table
         *
         * @since v1.8
        */
        if (! Schema::hasTable('traffic') && ! Schema::hasTable('zips') && ! Schema::hasTable('jobs')) {

            $this->upgrade_database();
        }

        /*
         * Upgrade expire_in in shares table
         *
         * @since v1.7.9
        */
        if (! Schema::hasColumn('shares', 'expire_in')) {

            $this->upgrade_database();
        }

        /*
         * Upgrade expire_in in shares table
         *
         * @since v1.7.11
        */
        if (! Schema::hasColumn('file_manager_files', 'metadata')) {

            $this->upgrade_database();
        }
    }

    /**
     * @return int|mixed
     */
    private function upgrade_database()
    {
        $command = Artisan::call('migrate', [
            '--force' => true
        ]);

        if ($command === 0) {
            echo 'Operation was successful.';
        }

        if ($command === 1) {
            echo 'Operation failed.';
        }
        return $command;
    }
}