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

An answer has already been accepted, but in these situations, a more elegant solution in my opinion would be to use error handling.

    try {
        $user = User::where('mobile', Input::get('mobile'))->first();
    } catch (ErrorException $e) {
        // Do stuff here that you need to do if it doesn't exist.
        return View::make('some.view')->with('msg', $e->getMessage());
    }