How to make field enum migration yii2 - yii

Question

I make field ENUM and the result is error when I use yii migrate/up on CMD windows.
public function up()
{
$tableOptions = null;
if ($this->db->driverName === 'mysql') {
$tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
}
$this->createTable('{{%user_social_media}}', [
'social_media' => $this->ENUM('facebook', 'google', 'twitter', 'github'),
'id' => $this->primaryKey(),
'username' => $this->string(),
'user_id' => $this->integer(11),
'created_at' => $this->integer(11),
'updated_at' => $this->integer(11),
], $tableOptions);
}

Answer 1

There is no enum() method at the moment since not every DB is supporting ENUM fields. You can do it manually though:
'social_media' => "ENUM('facebook', 'google', 'twitter', 'github')",
Note:
This solution is for Mysql only
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Answer 2

Actually the best way of working this and keeping your migrations clean would be by using some tool/helper like the one provided by the yii2mod team https://github.com/yii2mod/yii2-enum
this way you can build the enum functionality on code, works like a charm.
i.e. an enum for genderType
<?php
namespace common\models\enums;
use yii2mod\enum\helpers\BaseEnum;
/**
* Class GenderType
*
* #package yii2mod\settings\models\enumerables
*/
class GenderType extends BaseEnum
{
// add as many genders as you need
const MALE_TYPE = 'MALE';
const FEMALE_TYPE = 'FEMALE';
public static $list = [
self::MALE_TYPE => 'Male',
self::FEMALE_TYPE => 'Female',
];
}
Use the following methods to access your Enum:
createByName() - Creates a new type instance using the name of a
value.
getValueByName() - Returns the constant key by value(label)
createByValue() - Creates a new type instance using the value.
listData() - Returns the associative array with constants values and
labels
getLabel()- Returns the constant label by key
getConstantsByName() - Returns the list of constants (by name) for
this type.
getConstantsByValue() - Returns the list of constants (by
value) for this type.
isValidName() - Checks if a name is valid for
this type. isValidValue() - Checks if a value is valid for this type.