PHP

validation in laravel

use IlluminateSupportFacadesValidator;
 
class PostController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Store a new blog post.
     *
     * @param  Request  $request
     * @return Response
     */
    public function store(Request $request)
    {
        $validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
            'title' => 'required|unique:posts|max:255',
            'body' => 'required',
        ]);
 
        if ($validator->fails()) {
            return redirect('post/create')
                        ->withErrors($validator)
                        ->withInput();
        }
 
        // Retrieve the validated input...
        $validated = $validator->validated();
 
        // Retrieve a portion of the validated input...
        $validated = $validator->safe()->only(['name', 'email']);
        $validated = $validator->safe()->except(['name', 'email']);
 
        // Store the blog post...
    }
}

validation laravel

/**
 * Store a new blog post.
 *
 * @param  IlluminateHttpRequest  $request
 * @return IlluminateHttpResponse
 */
public function store(Request $request)
{
    $validated = $request->validate([
        'title' => 'required|unique:posts|max:255',
        'body' => 'required',
    ]);
 
    // The blog post is valid...
}

sometimes validation in laravel

Docs don't make it clear, But removing required makes it work.

$this->validate($request, [
    'password' => 'sometimes|min:8',
]);