title: Getting error [Doctrine\DBAL\DBALException] Unknown database type point requested, Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\MySQL57Platform may not support it
body: <p>I'm using <code>laravel</code> and I just added a new migration for increasing column size. 
  The first generated table has a column named <code>latlong</code> of type <code>Point</code>.
  I can't modify any column size?</p>
  
  <p>When I am trying to do this the below error is given. Can anyone please help me with this?</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>[Doctrine\DBAL\DBALException]<br>
    Unknown database type point requested,
    Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\MySQL57Platform may not support it.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Here is my migration files. </p>
  
  <p>First migration is for create a table <code>abc</code></p>
  
  <pre><code>public function up()
  {
   Schema::create('abc', function (Blueprint $table) {
          $table-&gt;increments('id');
          $table-&gt;string('first_name', 20);
          $table-&gt;string('last_name', 20);
          $table-&gt;string('street', 100);
          $table-&gt;string('city', 50)-&gt;nullable();
          $table-&gt;string('state', 50)-&gt;nullable();
          $table-&gt;string('postal_code', 15);
          $table-&gt;string('mobile', 10)-&gt;nullable();
          $table-&gt;timestamps();
          $table-&gt;softDeletes();
  });   
  Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB::statement('ALTER TABLE abc ADD latlong POINT');
  
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Second migration is for update column size</p>
  
  <pre><code>public function up()
  {
   Schema::table('abc', function (Blueprint $table){
       $table-&gt;string('mobile', 20)-&gt;nullable()-&gt;change();
   });
  }
  </code></pre>