Laravel foreign key relation - php

Question

I've got a strange problem.
I've a users table and a company table. A User belongsTo a company and a company hasMany users.
Both primary keys of the table are id.
In the laravel documentation I read the following:
Additionally, Eloquent assumes that the foreign key should have a
value matching the id column of the parent.
I've got this in my CompanyModel:
protected $table = 'company';
public function users()
{
return $this->hasMany(UserModel::class);
}
When I try this:
$users = CompanyModel::find(1)->users;
dd($users);
It's not working. When I add a foreign key in my relation it works!?:
protected $table = 'company';
public function users()
{
return $this->hasMany(UserModel::class, 'id');
}
This is strange right? What on earth am I doing wrong.
--EDIT--
In my users table I've got a company_id column!

Answer 1

Firstly, I would suggest you rename your Model from CompanyModelto Company and from UserModel to User.
Then ensure you have company_id in your users table. And in your users migration file connect the users table with the companies table as such:
$table->integer('company_id')->unsigned();
$table->foreign('company_id')->references('id')->on('companies')->onDelete('cascade');
Don't forget to refresh your database.
Then in your models, define the relationships as such:
// User model
// Laravel will automatically identify and use the `company_id` field in your reference
public function company(){
return $this->belongsTo(Company::class);
}
// Company model
public function users(){
return $this->hasMany(User::class);
}
You can then fetch your records in your controller as such:
$user = User::find(1);
$user_company = $user->company; // This might not be necessary in your controller, you can do it in your view
dd($users, $user_company);