Laravel 5.2 returns int value from any form field in MySQL. For example, I have a big number in varchar format 6271403119 this method:
static public function gawUser($userid = null, $filed = 'id')
{
if (Empty($userid)) $userid = Auth::user()->id;
$user = Gaw_user::where('user_id', $userid)->first();
if (!empty($user)) return $user->$filed;
else return false;
}
}
return 2147483647