saimin this short tutorial we will see how to use laravel exists() method, we will use exists() for checking records
exists contains true if the model taken from database
let see some example
Example 1
// For Kids
$kids = User::where('age', '<', 18)->exists();
// For men
$mens = User::where('age', '>=', 18)->exists();
Example 2
for search email
if (User::where('email', $request->email)->exists()) {
//email exists in user table
}
Example 3
$posts = Post::where('user_id', Auth::id());
//Check if posts exists
if ($posts->exists()) {
//Get all the posts by user
$userPosts = $posts->get();
} else {
return redirect()->back()->withError('No post found.');
}
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