最短工作选项:

// if you need to do something with the user 
if ($user = User::whereEmail(Input::get('email'))->first()) {

    // ...

}

// otherwise
$userExists = User::whereEmail(Input::get('email'))->exists();

$user = User::where('email', '=', Input::get('email'))->first();
if ($user === null) {
   // user doesn't exist
}

可以写成

if (User::where('email', '=', Input::get('email'))->first() === null) {
   // user doesn't exist
}

这将返回true或false，而不分配临时变量，如果这是你在原始语句中使用$user的全部目的。

在if语句中检查null可以防止Laravel在查询结束后立即返回404。

if ( User::find( $userId ) === null ) {

    return "user does not exist";
}
else {
    $user = User::find( $userId );

    return $user;
}

如果找到用户，它似乎会运行双重查询，但我似乎找不到任何其他可靠的解决方案。

最短工作选项:

// if you need to do something with the user 
if ($user = User::whereEmail(Input::get('email'))->first()) {

    // ...

}

// otherwise
$userExists = User::whereEmail(Input::get('email'))->exists();

$userCnt     = User::where("id",1)->count();
if( $userCnt ==0 ){
     //////////record not exists 
}else{
      //////////record exists 
}

注:其中条件根据您的要求。

$user = User::where('email', request('email'))->first();
return (count($user) > 0 ? 'Email Exist' : 'Email Not Exist');