Converting multiple same name into one single name in laravel - php

Question

This is controller part
$users_list = User::where('id', '>', 4)
->where('status', 1)
->orderBy('id')
->get();
$companys = WorkFor::all();
$categories = TaskCetagorys::all();
//$report_table = array();
foreach($users_list as $user){
$report_table = array();
$user_tasks = Task::select('task_date',DB::raw('group_concat(tasks.workfor_name) as workfor_name'),'taskcategory_name',DB::raw('group_concat(tasks.description SEPARATOR ",,,") as description'))
->wherebetween('task_date', array("$start_task_date", "$end_task_date"))
->where('asign_id', '=', $user->id)
->where('status', 1)
->groupBy('workfor_id')
->orderBy('task_date')
->get();
}
This is my view part
<table id = "datatable" class="table table-striped table-bordered" style="font-size: 85%">
<thead>
<tr>
<th class="bg-primary col-sm-2" >
<font size="4">
Employee
</font>
</th>
{{--<th class="bg-danger">--}}
{{--<font size="4">--}}
{{--Company--}}
{{--</font>--}}
{{--</th>--}}
{{--<th class="bg-success">--}}
{{--<font size="4">--}}
{{--Category--}}
{{--</font>--}}
{{--</th>--}}
{{--<th class="bg-warning">--}}
{{--<font size="4">--}}
{{--Task--}}
{{--</font>--}}
{{--</th>--}}
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
#foreach ($report_table_all as $report)
<?php
$name = $report[0]['user_name'];
$user_designation = $report[0]['user_designation'];
?>
<tr>
<td>
{{--<font size="2">--}}
<strong>{{$name}}</strong></br>
{{--</font>--}}
<font size="1">
{{$user_designation}}
</font>
</td>
<td>
#foreach ( $report as $daily_report )
<table class="table table-striped table-bordered datatable" style="font-size: 85%">
<thead>
<tr class="primary" style="font-size: 15px;">
<th class="bg-info">Concern</th>
<th class="bg-warning">Category</th>
<th class="bg-success">Task</th>
<th class="bg-danger">Date</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<?php
$total = 0;
$sn = 1;
$sn_total = '*';
?>
#foreach($daily_report['user_task_lists'] as $user_task)
<tr>
<td style="background-color: rgba(227, 255, 140, 0.98); ">
<center>{{$user_task->workfor_name}}</center>
</td>
<td>
<table class="table table-striped table-bordered datatable" style="font-size: 85%">
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 13px;background-color: rgba(19, 214, 255, 0.98)">
{{$sn}}.{{ $user_task->taskcategory_name }}
<?php $sn += floatval(1) ?>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
<td style="font-size: 12px;">
{{ $user_task->description}}
</td>
<td>
{{date('d-M-Y',strtotime($user_task->task_date))}}
</td>
</tr>
#endforeach
</table>
</td>
#endforeach
</tr>
#endforeach
</tbody>
</table>
I am using laravel 5.2 version.in my controller i fetch one column data using group_concat function.When i showing these data using view,the same name repeats many times in a row.but i want to show these repeated data only one time.for example,i fetched my workfor_name from database using group_concat.then when i showimg them the workfor_name repeats many times as PALO,PALO,PALO,PALO,PALO,PALO,PALO,PALO,PALO in a row.i want only one PALO in my row.need help.!!!
this is my view page

Answer 1

Add the keyword DISTINCT to your GROUP_CONCAT call.
$user_tasks = Task::select('task_date',DB::raw('group_concat(DISTINCT tasks.workfor_name) as workfor_name'),'taskcategory_name',DB::raw('group_concat(DISTINCT tasks.description SEPARATOR ",,,") as description'))
->wherebetween('task_date', array("$start_task_date", "$end_task_date"))
->where('asign_id', '=', $user->id)
->where('status', 1)
->groupBy('workfor_id')
->orderBy('task_date')
->get();