Get latest distinct value of a filed in Laravel - php

Question

I want to query the latest + distinct name.
I got the distinct part to work, but they're not the latest.
I'm not sure how to do that in Laravel.
I’ve tried
$localDevices = Device::orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->groupBy('mac')->get();
$localDeviceName = [];
$i = 0;
foreach ($localDevices as $localDevice) {
foreach ($devices as $device) {
if($localDevice->mac == $device->device_mac ){
$localDeviceName[$i]['name'] = $localDevice->name;
$localDeviceName[$i]['mac'] = $device->device_mac;
$i++;
}
}
}
Database
I got
array:1 [▼
0 => array:3 [▼
"name" => "Apple Watch"
"img" => "/images/photos/devices/apple-watch.jpg"
"mac" => "080027E2FC7D"
]
]
I want it to show ps4 because it is the latest.
Try #2
tried update my
orderBy('created_at', 'desc') to orderBy('created_at', 'asc')
I got the same result.
Try #3
tried placing orderBy after groupBy
Device::groupBy('mac')->orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->get();
I got the same result.
Any hints / suggestions on that will much appreciated !

Answer 1

You are doing a groupBy on your mac value which isn't unique, your Apple watch and PS4 have the same mac, mysql first groups by then orders your grouped results. That's why you are always getting Apple watch.
What you want is to fetch the latest record from each group and for that you might write a Raw query, check this Retrieving the last record in each group