updating one attribute fails by validation laravel 4

Question

I have an Ardent (Laravel 4) model with validation rules as below:

public static $rules = array(
    'title'      => 'required|alpha_num|min:4',
    'friendly'   => 'required|alpha_num|url'
);

When I try this:

$page = Page::find($id);
$page->menu=1;
$page->save();

It fails, because of the validation rules of other fields. My question is how can I update only one field as above?

I'm seeing this as well...doesn't seem right. Is it a Laravel bug or intentional? — PeterG, Dec 19 '14 at 18:45

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 24 '13 at 09:38

1

Force save without validation in Laravel

If you want to force save your model without validation, simply use the forceSave() method instead of save().

$model->forceSave()

answered Sep 24 '13 at 09:38

Anshad Vattapoyil

This seems more like a workaround though? We should be able to validate a single field, the one being updated, while ignoring ones that aren't affected? – PeterG Dec 19 '14 at 18:46

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 19 '14 at 20:32

Adding "sometimes" worked in my case. Equivalent code for you would be:

public static $rules = array(
    'title'      => 'sometimes|required|alpha_num|min:4',
    'friendly'   => 'sometimes|required|alpha_num|url'
);