Call to undefined method App\Profile::create() - php

Question

This is my migration table
create_profile_table.php:
<?php
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
class CreateProfileTable extends Migration
{
/**
* Run the migrations.
*
* #return void
*/
public function up()
{
Schema::create('profile', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->integer('userid')->unsigned()->default(0);
$table->string('profilePic')->default('http://b2.com/Images/anup.jpg');
$table->string('about',255);
$table->foreign('userid')->references('id')->on('users')->onDelete('cascade');
$table->timestamps();
});
}
/**
* Reverse the migrations.
*
* #return void
*/
public function down()
{
Schema::drop('profile');
}
}
This is my seeder file ProfileSeeder.php:
use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use App\Profile;
class ProfileSeeder extends Seeder
{
public function run()
{
Profile::create(array('userid'=>1,'about'=>'Hello World'));
Profile::create(array('userid'=>2,'about'=>'Hello World'));
Profile::create(array('userid'=>3,'about'=>'Hello World'));
Profile::create(array('userid'=>4,'about'=>'Hello World'));
Profile::create(array('userid'=>5,'about'=>'Hello World'));
}
}
This is my model php file Model Profile.php:
namespace App;
class Profile
{
protected $table='profile';
protected $fillable=['userid','about'];
}
shows the error:
[Symfony\Component\Debug\Exception\FatalErrorException] Call to undefined method App\Profile::create()
I am a new laravel5 Learner.
Don't know why this error is showing.
Any kind of help in this issue will be highly appreciated.

Answer 1

Your Profile class needs to extend the Model class if you want to be able to use the eloquent methods, like create(), find() and such.
You should use php artisan to create your models, migrations, seeders and any other Laravel "component", they will work out of the box with minimal effort.
namespace App;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Profile extends Model
{
protected $table='profile';
protected $fillable=['userid','about'];
}