Extend/override Eloquent create method - Cannot make static method non static

Question

I\'m overriding the create() Eloquent method, but when I try to call it I get Cannot make static method Illuminate\\\\Database\\\\Eloquent\\\\Model::creat

Answer 1

As the error says: The method Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model::create() is static and cannot be overridden as non-static.

So implement it as

class MyModel extends Model
{
    public static function create($data)
    {
        // ....
    }
}

and call it by MyModel::create([...]);

You may also rethink if the auth-check-logic is really part of the Model or better moving it to the Controller or Routing part.

UPDATE

This approach does not work from version 5.4.* onwards, instead follow this answer.

public static function create(array $attributes = [])
{
    $model = static::query()->create($attributes);

    // ...

    return $model;
}