Code to facilitate #1123

database/seeds/ConfigSeeder.php

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+use FireflyIII\Models\Configuration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
+
+/**
+ * Class ConfigSeeder
+ */
+class ConfigSeeder extends Seeder
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the database seeds.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $entry = Configuration::where('name', 'db_version')->first();
+        if (is_null($entry)) {
+            Log::warning('No database version entry is present. Database is assumed to be OLD (version 1).');
+            // FF old or no version present. Put at 1:
+            Configuration::create(
+                [
+                    'name' => 'db_version',
+                    'data' => 1,
+                ]
+            );
+        }
+        if (!is_null($entry)) {
+            $version     = intval(config('firefly.db_version'));
+            $entry->data = $version;
+            $entry->save();
+
+            Log::warning(sprintf('Database entry exists. Update to latest version (%d)', $version));
+        }
+    }
+}

database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php

@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
         $this->call(TransactionTypeSeeder::class);
         $this->call(PermissionSeeder::class);
         $this->call(LinkTypeSeeder::class);
+        $this->call(ConfigSeeder::class);
     }
 }