I want to return all items with have all categories.
$items = DB::table(\'items\')
->join(\'catitem_item\', \'catitem_item.item_id\', \'=\', \'i
Try this one:
$items = DB::table('items')
->join('catitem_item', 'catitem_item.item_id', '=', 'items.id')
->whereIn('catitem_item.catitem_id', $cats)
->groupBy('items.id')
->having(DB::raw('count(*)'), '=', count($cats))
->select('items.*')
->paginate(10);
With HAVING count(*) = 3
the query will only return items that have all listed categories.
Try like this: Where $cats= [1,2,3];
$items = DB::table('items')
->join('catitem_item', 'catitem_item.item_id', '=', 'items.id')
->whereIn('catitem_item.catitem_id', $cats)
->paginate(10);
its return items for category 1 and 2 and 3.that means its use for AND opration.