Unable to access validation errors in view - php

Question

I have set up a controller with some validation.
public function attemptLogin()
{
$rules = array(
'email'=>'required|email',
'password'=>'required'
);
$validator = Validator::make(Input::all() , $rules);
if($validator->fails()){
return Redirect::to('login')->withErrors($validator);
};
}
If I output the messages directly in the controller
$messages = $validator->messages();
print_R($messages->all());
I get the validation errors - however if I redirect:
return Redirect::to('login')->withErrors($validator);
The $errors array available in the view is always coming up empty.

Answer 1

From laravel four documentation
Note that when validation fails, we pass the Validator instance to the
Redirect using the withErrors method. This method will flash the error
messages to the session so that they are available on the next
request.
Variable $errors it's not an array.
The $errors variable will be an instance of
MessageBag.
For some reason I don't really like #seamlss idea.
You can use this instead.
#if(Session::has('errors'))
<? $errors = Session::get('errors'); ?>
<div class="alert alert-error">
<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert">×</button>
<ul>
<li id="form-errors" >
<h3> {{ $errors->first('email') }}</h3>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
#endif
I've used some bootstrap components, don't get confused, the only thing you need is the lines with the curly braces and the magical # sign.
From laravel docs error-messages-and-views
So, it is important to note that an $errors variable will always be
available in all of your views, on every request, allowing you to
conveniently assume the $errors variable is always defined and can be
safely used.
You can also check this
#if( $errors->has('email') )
<div class="control-group error">
<label class="control-label" for="email">Email</label>
<div class="controls">
<input type="text" id="email" placeholder="Email" name="email">
<span class="help-inline">{{ $errors->first('email') }}</span>
</div>
</div>
#endif

Answer 2

I've had success redirecting using ->withErrors($validation)
And then in the view checking the condition #if( $errors->count() > 0 )...
#if( $errors->count() > 0 )
<p>The following errors have occurred:</p>
<ul id="form-errors">
{{ $errors->first('username', '<li>:message</li>') }}
{{ $errors->first('password', '<li>:message</li>') }}
{{ $errors->first('password_confirmation', '<li>:message</li>') }}
</ul>
#endif

Answer 3

Have you tried:
return Redirect::to('login')->withErrors($validator);
or
return Redirect::to('login')->withErrors($validator->messages());

Answer 4

Here is another possibility when you have difficulty showing errors, and when they are passed correctly via ->withErrors(). If you redirect to a controller action that has to perform any sort of its own state checking and itself calls ->withErrors(), it will shadow the $errors first injected.

Answer 5

Try the following
return Redirect::to('login')->with('errors',$validator->errors->all());
then from your view loop through this errors
foreach($errors as $error) {
print $error;
}