Eloquent ->first() if ->exists()

Question

I want to get the first row in table where condition matches:

User::where(\'mobile\', Input::get(\'mobile\'))->first()

It works well, bu

Answer 1

(ps - I couldn't comment) I think your best bet is something like you've done, or similar to:

$user = User::where('mobile', Input::get('mobile'));
$user->exists() and $user = $user->first();

Oh, also: count() instead if exists but this could be something used after get.