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It isn't mandatory but the default. And it is a very useful way to keep track of the database changes.
It is always possible to use another way, but to be honest I strongly advice to use a tool to automate the database changes.
Some stand alone examples are: https://github.com/ruckus/ruckusing-migrations or https://phinx.org/
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