Laravel - how to change table in orWhere method? - php

Question

I want to do something like this:
$posts= Status::where('users_id',$user->id)->orWhere(DB::table('user_status_share.user_id', $user->id))->orderBy('created_at', 'DESC')->get();
But I'm getting an error: strtolower() expects parameter 1 to be string, object given - how can I change the table in "orWhere" method? Is this possible? If not - how to use 2 tables in one query?
Schema (Status):
public function up()
{
Schema::create('users_status', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->increments('id')->unique();
$table->longText('status_text');
$table->integer('users_id')->unsigned();
$table->timestamps();
});
}
/**
* Reverse the migrations.
*
* #return void
*/
public function down()
{
Schema::drop('users_status');
}
Schema (StatusShare):
public function up()
{
Schema::create('user_status_share', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->increments('id');
$table->integer('status_id');
$table->integer('user_id');
$table->timestamps();
});
}
/**
* Reverse the migrations.
*
* #return void
*/
public function down()
{
Schema::drop('user_status_share');
}
Model Status:
namespace App\Eloquent;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Status extends Model
{
public $timestamps = true;
protected $table = 'users_status';
protected $guarded = ['id'];
public function comments()
{
return $this->hasMany(StatusComments::class);
}
public function likes()
{
return $this->hasMany(StatusLikes::class);
}
public function shares()
{
return $this->hasMany(StatusShare::class);
}
}
Model StatusShare:
<?php
namespace App\Eloquent;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class StatusShare extends Model
{
public $timestamps = true;
protected $table = 'user_status_share';
protected $guarded = ['id'];
public function status()
{
return $this->hasOne(Status::class);
}
}

Answer 1

I think you should try something like this
tweak it , i didnt test it
$posts = DB::table('status')->where('users_id',$user->id)->orWhere(function ($query) use ($user) {
$query->table('user_status_share')->where('user_id', $user->id);
})
->get();
can you share more informations because i have a feeling that these can be reached in a simple way using relations (show us database structure and relations in your models)