Laravel Soft Delete posts - php

Question

in our project we must be use soft delete for each posts. in laravel document i think we can only use this feature for tables.
can we use that for posts on table such as
$id = Contents::find($id);
$id->softDeletes();

Answer 1

Updated Version (Version 5.0 & Later):
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
class Post extends Model {
use SoftDeletes;
protected $table = 'posts';
// ...
}
When soft deleting a model, it is not actually removed from your
database. Instead, a deleted_at timestamp is set on the record. To
enable soft deletes for a model, specify the softDelete property on
the model (Documentation).
For (Version 4.2):
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletingTrait; // <-- This is required
class Post extends Eloquent {
use SoftDeletingTrait;
protected $table = 'posts';
// ...
}
Prior to Version 4.2 (But not 4.2 & Later)
For example (Using a posts table and Post model):
class Post extends Eloquent {
protected $table = 'posts';
protected $softDelete = true;
// ...
}
To add a deleted_at column to your table, you may use the softDeletes
method from a migration:
For example (Migration class' up method for posts table) :
/**
* Run the migrations.
*
* #return void
*/
public function up()
{
Schema::create('posts', function(Blueprint $table)
{
$table->increments('id');
// more fields
$table->softDeletes(); // <-- This will add a deleted_at field
$table->timeStamps();
});
}
Now, when you call the delete method on the model, the deleted_at column will be set to the current timestamp. When querying a model that uses soft deletes, the "deleted" models will not be included in query results. To soft delete a model you may use:
$model = Contents::find( $id );
$model->delete();
Deleted (soft) models are identified by the timestamp and if deleted_at field is NULL then it's not deleted and using the restore method actually makes the deleted_at field NULL. To permanently delete a model you may use forceDelete method.

Answer 2

You actually do the normal delete. But on the model you specify that its a softdelete model.
So on your model add the code:
class Contents extends Eloquent {
use SoftDeletingTrait;
protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];
}
Then on your code do the normal delete like:
$id = Contents::find( $id );
$id ->delete();
Also make sure you have the deleted_at column on your table.
Or just see the docs: http://laravel.com/docs/eloquent#soft-deleting

Answer 3

I just did this with Laravel 8 and it worked. It's basically what #The alpha said, but trying to wrap everything quicker. Follow this steps.
In the migration file add:
$table->softDeletes();
In the model:
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
class User extends Model
{
use SoftDeletes;
...
];
}
In the controller:
$user->delete();
Bonus: if you need to restore the deleted user
User::withTrashed()->find($id);->restore();

Answer 4

Just an update for Laravel 5:
In Laravel 4.2:
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletingTrait;
class Post extends Eloquent {
use SoftDeletingTrait;
protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];
}
becomes in Laravel 5:
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
class User extends Model {
use SoftDeletes;
protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];

Answer 5

In Laravel 5.5 Soft Deleted works ( for me ).
Data Base
deleted_at Field, default NULL value
Model
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
class User extends Model {
use SoftDeletes;
}
Controller
public function destroy($id)
{
User::find($id)->delete();
}

Answer 6

In the Latest version of Laravel i.e above Laravel 5.0. It is quite simple to perform this task.
In Model, inside the class just write 'use SoftDeletes'. Example
<?php
namespace App;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
class User extends Model
{
use SoftDeletes;
}
And In Controller, you can do deletion. Example
User::where('email', 'youremail#example.com')->delete();
or
User::where('email', 'youremail#example.com')->softDeletes();
Make sure that you must have 'deleted_at' column in the users Table.

Answer 7

Here is the details from laravel.com
http://laravel.com/docs/eloquent#soft-deleting
When soft deleting a model, it is not actually removed from your database. Instead, a deleted_at timestamp is set on the record. To enable soft deletes for a model, specify the softDelete property on the model:
class User extends Eloquent {
protected $softDelete = true;
}
To add a deleted_at column to your table, you may use the softDeletes method from a migration:
$table->softDeletes();
Now, when you call the delete method on the model, the deleted_at column will be set to the current timestamp. When querying a model that uses soft deletes, the "deleted" models will not be included in query results.