How Get Count in Join Query in Laravel - php

Question

I want to convert the following SQL to Laravel.
SELECT COUNT('uc.*') AS count_down, bs.brand_name
FROM `user_activities` AS uc
JOIN brands AS bs ON uc.brand_id = bs.id
GROUP BY uc.brand_id
ORDER BY count_down DESC
LIMIT 5
But when doing this:
$top_donwload_list = DB::table('user_activities')
->leftJoin('brands', 'brands.id', '=', 'user_activities.brand_id')
->selectRaw('brands.*, brands.brand_name, brands.id, count(user_activities.action_type) as user_activitiesCount')
->groupBy('user_activities.brand_id')
->get();
I get this error:
SQLSTATE[42000]: Syntax error or access violation: 1055 'colorworld.brands.id' isn't in GROUP BY (SQL: select brands.*, brands.brand_name, brands.id, count(user_activities.action_type) as user_activitiesCount from user_activities left join brands on brands.id = user_activities.brand_id group by user_activities.brand_id)
I tried to set 'strict' => true, in database.php but I get the same error in Laravel 5.7.
Update:- database table

Answer 1

If I understood your question correctly, you are trying to find the count of user activities grouped by a brand's name. Also you want the top 5 records ordered by the ones with the most user activities.
So, the following should work:
$top_donwload_list = DB::table('user_activities')
->selectRaw("brands.brand_name, COUNT('user_activities.*') as user_activitiesCount")
->join('brands', 'brands.id', '=', 'user_activities.brand_id')
->groupBy('brands.brand_name')
->orderBy('user_activitiesCount', 'desc')
->take(5)
->get();

Answer 2

You can use Laravel Eloquent. I Assume that the relationship between brand and user_activities is one to many and Here, the "Brand" is the model of the brand entity.
$count = Brand::leftJoin
('user_activities', function($join_brands){
$join_brands-> on
('brands.id', '=','user_activity.brand_id');
)->orderBy('user_activities.count_down','desc ')
->groupBy('user_activities.brand_id')->count();